連續槓龜40期
A record Powerball jackpot worth $2.04 billion finally has a lucky winner after 40 winless drawings.
美國樂透威力球連續槓龜40期，總算出現幸運兒抱走20.4億美元獎金，創下全球史上最高獎額。
a record high創下新高紀錄worth(adj.)值～錢的winless(adj.)沒有得主的
The lottery ticket was sold at a service center in Altadena, California.
中獎彩券是在加州艾塔迪那的服務中心賣出。
lottery(n.)樂透scratch ticket刮刮樂=scratch card=scratch-offgambling(n.)賭博
The winner overcame extremely slim odds of one in 292.2 million to match all six of the numbers on their ticket and hit the jackpot.
六個號碼全中的機率可說是微乎其微（僅2.922億分之一），該得主的彩券符合所有號碼，並且中了頭獎。
odds(n.)機率、概率、可能性match(v.)與～相配或相符
Previously standing at $1.9 billion, the prize grew to $2.04 billion by the time of the drawing, making it the world’s largest lottery jackpot in history.
獎金先前已累積高達19億美元，在抽獎時又增至20.4億美元，創下全球樂透史上金額最高的頭獎獎金。
Previously, the largest Powerball jackpot ever won was in January 2016, when the prize hit $1.586 billion.
威力球上次開出最高獎額頭獎是在2016年1月，當時獎金高達15.86億美元。
In fact, this time, the prize amount was so large that California lottery officials didn’t have the appropriate signage.
事實上，此次獎金之高，以致於加州彩券機構並沒有合適的廣告標誌。
so adj. that如此+形容詞，以致於～signage(n.)廣告標誌
They had to tape a “B” onto banners that read “Millionaire made here,” so they would read “Billionaire made here” instead.
他們得在「Millionaire made here（百萬富翁由此誕生）」的布條貼上「B」，才能將其改作「Billionaire made here（億萬富翁由此誕生）」。
instead作為替代
Joseph Chahayed, the owner of the service center that sold the recent winning ticket, was awarded $1 million as a retailer selling bonus.
最近賣出那張中獎彩券的服務中心老闆查海德獲得了100萬美元的銷售獎金。
award(v.)頒(獎)、授予、給予bonus(n.)獎金、分紅year-end bonus年終獎金capital bonus資本紅利
He said he has no idea who received the windfall and that he hopes the lucky winner is a local in California.
他表示他不曉得是誰獲得了這筆意外之財，但他希望那位幸運得主是加州當地居民。
receive a windfall獲得意外之財