Woman Lies About Lottery
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> 39-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lied">lied</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> $18 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="deductions">deductions</span>. <span word="Jean">Jean</span> <span word="Fenn">Fenn</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="larceny">larceny</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="conviction">conviction</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>, <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Hayes">Hayes</span>, 66, <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liquor">liquor</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>, <span word="or">or</span> $180,000. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Abrams">Abrams</span>, 56, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overjoyed">overjoyed</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> $25,000 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hayes">Hayes</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="camping">camping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hayes">Hayes</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="desperation">desperation</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="financially">financially</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shame">shame</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="donate">donate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="charities">charities</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> $18 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="for">for</span>?</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hayes">Hayes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Abrams">Abrams</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="SOMEONE">SOMEONE</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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