万花筒 2013-05-22&04-25 美国强力球彩票大奖累计至6亿美元 彩民疯狂

 With that condition sweeping¹ the nation, Powerballfever’s spreading tonight. Millions of Americans and the dream, and now a recordPowerball Jackpot. In California tonight, thisis their first Powerball helping² you explain the line like this one in Hawthorne, Los  Angeles. Tonight’s Jackpot is now estimated 600million dollars, and the odds³ of winning, 1 in 175.2 million. And at this pointbecause so many Americans have bought tickets, 80% of all possible combinationshave already been chosen. ABC's John Schriffen on the finger's cross, in homesacross America tonight andright here in the studio, Johnson California.

 

This is the sound heard around the country tonight. Powerball tickets speedingout as fast as possible for the record 600 million dollar Jackpot.

 

“What' your strategy?”

 

“I'm interested in the quick pick, and I did some birthdays, a few prayers.”

 

“Here in Hawthorne in California Bluebird Liquor isconsidered the luckiest store in the entire state, crowning 6 differentmillionaires. That's why you can see here behind me, the line for powerballtickets stretches all the way down the block.

 

How long have you been waiting on this line?”

 

“I would say at least about an hour and a half, but it feels like forever.”

 

“Is it worthy⁴?”

 

“I hope so.”

 

With all the excitement comes plenty of securities. Here inside the fort inFlorida where the number will be drawn⁵ tonight, officials are taking no chances,making sure the lottery⁶ scandal of 1980 when the balls were weighted with leadpaint so that they would fall on a specific order doesn't happen again. Butif no one wins tonight, the next Jackpot will be close to a billion dollars, leavinglottery officials without minor⁷ issue.

 

We know that's really a problem for us because most of the signs out there goto 999.If that does happen, Bluebird Liquor here says it will happily handwritea sign for a billion dollars. And that is possible. Lottery officials say only20% of the possible combinations still have not been purchased.

 

1 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 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？

4 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

5 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。

6 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。

7 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。