万花筒 2012-04-01&04-03 如何买中巨额彩票？

 Now to the mega million jackpot topping $363 million right now, tonight drawing is going to make someone very rich. And there's still time to buy a ticket. ABC's Young Jee Danese is in Atlanta with some pointers said could help us win big, YoungJee do tell. That's right, Robem, we all are going to win with these tips this morning, these machines are going to be so busy today that's because by this time tomorrow, one lucky person could be $363 million richer, so how do you pick that winning ticket, well,it turns out it's combination¹ of luck and strategy².

$363 million is a lot of money. Whoever wins tomorrow will end up richer than Tom Cruis, Elton John, even Jay Row, and Britney. But how do you get lucky with tens of thousands of tickets on sale in almost every state in the country, we went to Richard Lustin who literally³ wrote a book on winning after hitting the jackpot himself 7 times. He says: first, do your homework.

Going online and making sure the set, or sets of number you play have never come up before that's very important. Don't leave to the machine. pick your own numbers.

Do not play quick picks. Lustin plays the lottery⁴ like a full time job, and though he's won big, he lose it too, but he never stops playing. Above all, he says commit to your numbers and stick with your strategy.

You have to know what numbers to play, how often to play. And stay cool, avoid lottery fever when the jackpot get this high, people tend to spend too much on tickets. Don't go crazy because no matter how many you buy, your odds⁵ are still the same. And people believes it's only matter of time before every number is drawn⁶, grab⁷ pencil, these numbers : 12, 13, 41, 55 and 56 have not come up in the last 25 drawings. And this time, might be their turn. The drawing is tonight, Robert and George good luck, ( good luck for you, you guys, written these numbers)

1 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。

2 strategy   

n.方法，策略，战略

参考例句：

• The only way to take the enemy position is by strategy,not by forceful attack.只可智取，不可强攻。
• Tactics differs from strategy.战术有别于战略。

3 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

4 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

5 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

6 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

7 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。