考研英语阅读篇章世界上最幸运的人
<p> 篇章：世界上最幸运的人</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="Frane">Frane</span> <span word="Selak">Selak</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="luckiest">luckiest</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>.</p><p> <span word="Frane">Frane</span>是一位音乐老师，他曾七难不死、然后又赢得了彩票大奖，堪称世界上最幸运的人。现在，他决定把自己彩票中奖的财富捐献出去。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> 85-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="won">won</span> ￡600,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="surviving">surviving</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="crashes">crashes</span>.</p><p> 这位老人今年已经85岁了，他在2003年赢了奖金达60万英镑的彩票，此前他曾多次在空难和火车事故中大难不死。</p><p> <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pensioner">pensioner</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frugal">frugal</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> 这位退休的老人认为金钱不能买来幸福，他现在打算把这些钱捐献出去，并决定回归简朴生活。</p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p> 人们总是说他躲过了诸多大难，简直是世界上最幸运的人。但老人却说：我觉得我很不幸，因为一般人不会遇到像我经历这么多的灾难和事故。</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1962 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sarajevo">Sarajevo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dubrovnik">Dubrovnik</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rails">rails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plunged">plunged</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="Seventeen">Seventeen</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="drowned">drowned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riverbank">riverbank</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hypothermia">hypothermia</span>, <span word="shock">shock</span>, <span word="bruises">bruises</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>.</p>
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