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第 33 课:Money: He Hit the Jackpot-1

I think people everywhere dream about having lots of money. I know I do.

I would give anything to make money hand over fist. I would like to earn large amounts of money.

You could win a large amount of money in the United States through lotteries .

People pay money for tickets with numbers. If your combination of numbers is chosen, you win a huge amount of money – often in the millions. Winning the lottery is a windfall .

A few years ago, my friend Al won the lottery. It changed his life.

He did not have a rich family. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Instead, my friend was always hard up for cash. He did not have much money.

And the money he did earn was chicken feed – very little.

Sometimes Al even had to accept hand-outs, gifts from his family and friends.