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A CAR mechanic from Britain revealed that he had predicted he would be a multi-millionaire “this time tomorrow’’ just hours before he won a 107.9 million pound ($200 million) lottery jackpot. 英国一名汽车维修工预言自己“明天此时”将成为百万富翁，几个小时之后，他就中了1.08亿英镑(约合2亿美元)的大奖。 Neil Trotter, 41, from Coulsdon in south London, said he had told staff at his father’s office on the day of the Euromillions draw on Friday that he was feeling lucky. 这名幸运儿名为尼尔·特罗特，现年41岁，居住在伦敦南部地区。星期五，欧洲百万乐透开奖那天，他曾告诉父亲办公室的员工，自己很幸运。 At around 10:30pm that night, he went “white as a sheet’’ when he learned he was the single ticket holder to scoop the massive jackpot. 那天晚上十点半，当得知自己是头奖的唯一得主时，特罗特顶着一张苍白如纸的脸就去领奖了。 After becoming the fourth-biggest lottery winners in British history, Mr Trotter and his partner Nicky Ottaway, 33, celebrated modestly with two bottles of beer. 成为英国历史上排名第四的欧洲百万乐透大奖得主之后，特罗特和他33岁的女友尼基·奥特维低调地喝了两瓶啤酒来庆祝。 Mr Trotter now plans to give up work and indulge his passion for touring car racing. Ms Ottaway resigned from her job on Tuesday. | 
