英文短篇故事（纽约）141 Powerball Ticket Price Doubles
时间：2018-12-26 作者：英语课 分类：英文短篇故事（纽约）
"Did 1 you hear the news 2?" his wife 3 asked. "They're doubling 5 the price 6 of a Powerball ticket next year. It's going 7 to be $2." He said 8, "Two dollars for one ticket? That's ridiculous 9! One dollar is too much already 10. We never win anything!" Correcting 11 him, she said, "We won 12 two dollars last week." They had 13 bought 10 tickets last week because first prize 14 was 15 $130 million 16. "Are they going to double 17 our chances 19 of winning 20?" he asked. "No," she replied 21. "They're going to make second prize worth 22 $1 million. Right now it's worth $200,000." He said, "Big deal 23. Our chance 18 of winning second prize is as 4 low 24 as winning first prize. Next year, we're not going to waste 25 our money on $2 Powerball tickets. Instead 26, we'll buy scratchers. They're only a dollar. In fact 28, every time we spend a dollar on a scratcher 27, we'll save 29 a dollar! Scratchers will be free 30!"
- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
- She is my wife.她是我妻子。
- He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
- He is doubling the parts of a preacher and a teacher. 他扮演传道人和教师两个角色。
- He's doubling the parts of a servant and a farm worker. 他既当仆人又做农工。
- The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
- They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
- He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
- It is simply ridiculous to attempt such a thing.试图干这种事，简直可笑。
- It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life.这是我有生以来听到的最为荒唐可笑的事。
- We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
- I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。
- The economic market is a self-correcting mechanism, that does not need regulation by government. 经济市场是一种自动调节的机制，不需要政府调控。
- He spent much time correcting my grammar. 他花了很多时间来改我的语法错误。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
- The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
- He won a prize for good behaviour at school.他因在校的表现好而获奖。
- He hopes from his very heart that he will win a prize.他满心希望获奖。
- I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
- What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？
- They bought a double bed.他们买了一张双人床。
- Ten is the double of five.10是5的两倍。
- We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
- This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说，这是最后的一次机会。
- I'm not over-optimistic about my chances of getting the job. 我对获得这份工作不抱太大希望。
- They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning. 他们对胜利的可能性显得出奇地悲观。
- Team A has no chance of winning.A队没有获胜的可能。
- They have great hopes of winning.他们获胜的希望极大。
- She replied in a measured tone to his threat. 她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
- I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她回答的语气判断，我觉得她不很热心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The book was old and it was not worth a cent.这本书旧了，一文不值。
- This novel is worth reading. 这部小说值得一读。
- Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
- Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。
- Your price is too low.你们的价格太低。
- This is a small and low house.这是一个小而低矮的房子。
- Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
- If you give her money,she'll only waste it.如果你把这笔钱给她，她只会把它浪费掉。
- She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
- Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？
- It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
- I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。