Better To Be Unlucky
<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="Sam">Sam</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="tuner">tuner</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="blanket">blanket</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="raffle">raffle</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> $120,000! <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Cube">Cube</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contestant">contestant</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="cube">cube</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cube">cube</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>: 1<span word="X">X</span>, 10<span word="X">X</span>, 50<span word="X">X</span>, 100<span word="X">X</span>, 500<span word="X">X</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 1000<span word="X">X</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contestant">contestant</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="variables">variables</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="greater">greater</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="guessing">guessing</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cube">cube</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> 1000<span word="X">X</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="variables">variables</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="variable">variable</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="variable">variable</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p> <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="flipped">flipped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="only">only</span> 76 <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teen">teen</span> <span word="clicked">clicked</span> 120 <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="Sixty">Sixty</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="joy">joy</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="won">won</span> 1000 <span word="times">times</span> 120, <span word="or">or</span> $120,000. <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="dreamily">dreamily</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="studio">studio</span>. <span word="Talking">Talking</span> <span word="excitedly">excitedly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p>
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