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Idaho Man Discovers $1 Million Lottery Win While on Work Call

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Idaho Man Discovers $1 Million Lottery Win While on Work Call
興奮之情藏不住
Andrew Nachman was one of two lucky winners of the Idaho Lottery’s $1 million raffle, but he was not able to jump for joy or celebrate loudly when he found out that he had won.
安德魯·納赫曼是愛達荷州樂透彩一百萬美元獎項的兩位幸運得主之一,但當他得知自己中獎時,卻不能高興得跳起來或大聲慶祝。
raffle(n.)抽獎jump for joy開心得不得了、歡呼雀躍celebrate(v.)慶祝=in celebration of
Instead, Nachman had to contain his excitement due to being on a video conference call for work when his wife confirmed that he had a winning ticket.
相反地,納赫曼必須壓抑住興奮之情,因為在他的妻子證實他的彩券中獎時,他正在參與一個工作的視訊會議。
contain(v.)壓抑、克制excitement(n.)興奮、激動due to由於=owing to=as a result ofconfirm(v.)確認、證實
Nachman told the Mirror that because he had been on vacation with family, he first checked his lottery ticket number while he was waiting to start a call for work.
納赫曼告訴英國《鏡報》,因為他當時正在與家人度假,所以他在等待工作視訊會議開始時,他先對了一下自己的彩券號碼。
be on vacation度假中=be on holidaygo on vacation去度假=go on holiday
When the numbers matched, he did not believe it.
當號碼對上時,他感到不可置信。
match(v.)符合、吻合、能力相當be evenly matched旗鼓相當
Therefore, he asked his wife to check again and then call the lottery office to confirm if he had won.
因此,他請妻子再次確認,請她致電樂透彩辦公室他是否有中獎。
therefore(adv.)因此=thus
She texted him while he was on the work call to tell him that he was indeed one of the winners!
妻子在他進行視訊會議時發簡訊告訴他的確是其中一位得獎者!
send sb. a text傳簡訊給~indeed(adv.)的確、真正地winner(n.)可能成功的事物be onto a winner可能會成功pick a winner挑選得當
Nachman said it was really hard to hide his joy from his coworkers on the call when he received the amazing news.
納赫曼說,在接到這個驚人的消息時,真的很難在同事面前掩飾他的喜悅之情。
conceal(v.)隱藏ill-concealed(adj.)感情外露的thrilling(adj.)令人興奮的
He also said that he is planning to save the money to pay for his children’s college education.
他還表示,他打算把這筆錢存起來,供孩子們上大學。
to set aside額外撥出=to put asidetuition fee學費
In addition to Nachman getting $1 million, the store that sold him the winning ticket will receive $20,000.
除了納赫曼獲得100萬美元外,賣給他中獎彩券的商店也將獲得2萬美元。
one in a million萬中選一look like a million dollars看起來棒極了=look like a million bucks
The Idaho Lottery has reported that the other winner has yet to come forward to receive their prize.
愛達荷州樂透彩官方指出,另一位得主尚未現身領取獎金。
one…the other一個~另一個(最多兩個)come forward 現身(領取獎金)

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lottery(n.)
樂透
lottery ticket
樂透彩票
raffle(n.)
抽獎
jump for joy
開心得不得了、歡呼雀躍
celebrate(v.)
慶祝=in celebration of
contain(v.)
壓抑、克制
excitement(n.)
興奮、激動
due to
由於=owing to=as a result of
confirm(v.)
確認、證實
be on vacation
度假中=be on holiday
go on vacation
去度假=go on holiday
match(v.)
符合、吻合、能力相當
be evenly matched
旗鼓相當
therefore(adv.)
因此=thus
send sb. a text
傳簡訊給~
indeed(adv.)
的確、真正地
winner(n.)
可能成功的事物
be onto a winner
可能會成功
pick a winner
挑選得當
conceal(v.)
隱藏
ill-concealed(adj.)
感情外露的
thrilling(adj.)
令人興奮的
to set aside
額外撥出=to put aside
tuition fee
學費
one in a million
萬中選一
look like a million dollars
看起來棒極了=look like a million bucks
one…the other
一個~另一個(最多兩個)
come forward
現身(領取獎金)
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