
後悔的彩券得主
Jacob and Annie are friends. They are looking at the daily lottery numbers online.
雅各和安妮是朋友。他們正在網路上查看當天的樂透中獎號碼。
look at~看著、盯著daily(adj.)每天的
Annie: Well, looks like I didn’t win again.
安妮:嗯,看起來我又沒中獎。
look like看起來、似乎
Jacob: Don’t feel too bad! I just read about a man in the UK who won 11 million British pounds in 1995, but now he wishes he had spent his money differently.
雅各:別太難過!我剛讀到在英國有位男人,1995年贏了1,100萬英鎊。但現在他希望當初能夠用不同的方式花掉那筆錢。
in a different way以不同的方式
Annie: Oh, yeah? Did he make a lot of mistakes with his money?
安妮:喔,是嗎?他當初花錢時犯了很多錯誤嗎?
mistake(n.)錯誤make a mistake犯錯
Jacob: Yes, he said he did. He bought two local soccer teams and houses for his close friends, who later took advantage of him.
雅各:對啊,他說他當時犯了很多錯。他買了兩支當地足球隊,還為他的親近朋友買了房子,後來這些朋友卻利用了他。
close(adj.)親近的take advantage of利用
Annie: Oh! That’s too bad. I guess having too much money can sometimes be a problem.
安妮:哎呀!那真糟糕。我想太有錢有時候可能會是問題。
guess(v.)猜測、猜想
Jacob: That’s for sure. He also said he had to deal with a lot of news reporters outside of his house every day.
雅各:確實如此。他還說每天都要應付很多新聞記者在他家外面。
deal with應付、面對reporter(n.)記者=journalist
Annie: Ugh! That sounds terrible. I feel so bad for him.
安妮:啊!聽起來真是可怕。我真替他感到難過。
Jacob: Well, I guess he did buy part of a glass company, where he now works. So it wasn’t all bad!
雅各:嗯,我想他後來買下了一家玻璃公司的部分股權,現在在那裡工作。所以並不全都是壞事!
Annie: Good for him. When I win, I won’t make the same mistakes!
安妮:真是為他感到高興。等我中獎的時候,我不會犯同樣的錯誤!
the same相同的、同樣的