真有钱，美国老年人平均每年花1万多元买彩票
<p><span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="gamblers">gamblers</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="glaring">glaring</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="average">average</span> $70 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="to">to</span> $132 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="among">among</span> 65-74 <span word="year">year</span> <span word="olds">olds</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> $1,584 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>美国人都是乐观的赌徒，有明显证据显示这并非好事。人口调查资料显示，美国人平均每月花$70买彩票。在65-74岁的人中这笔钱高达每月$132，一年就是$1,584。</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bankrate">Bankrate</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="under">under</span> $30,000 <span word="spend">spend</span> 13% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="slim">slim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="none">none</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drain">drain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>.”</p><p>现在<span word="Bankrate">Bankrate</span>公司新的调查发现收入低于$30,000的人会把13%的收入花在买彩票上。“中奖概率微乎其微，但全美国的人继续花光存款来买彩票。”</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="balances">balances</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="average">average</span> $6,194, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p>美国人均信用卡账单$6,194，如果都能拿这笔钱来还信用卡的话，那消费者的信用卡欠款就能还清了。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> $7,982 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="millennials">millennials</span> <span word="spend">spend</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>: <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="elders">elders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tipsy">tipsy</span> <span word="lotto">lotto</span> <span word="fiends">fiends</span>.</p><p>这项调查发现祖父母每年买酒要花掉$7,982，是千禧一代花掉钱数的4倍。那你就知道了：长辈们都是醉醺醺的乐透迷。</p>
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