美国一对夫妻彩票中奖13亿美元与朋友平分

近日，美国俄勒冈州开出一张奖金13亿美元（约94亿元）的强力球彩票，中奖者为一对来自老挝、身患癌症的男子。据了解，该男子选择一次性领取奖金4.22亿美元，与妻子、以及出钱给自己买彩票的朋友平分。

🤔️小作业：

1. What significant event took place the day before the April 7 drawing?

A) Cheng Saephan was diagnosed with cancer.

B) Cheng Saephan bought the winning ticket.

C) The lottery increased the jackpot prize.

D) The lottery announced a special draw.

A) Plaid Pantry, receiving $100,000.

B) Portland-area Plaid Pantry, receiving $1 million.

C) Oregon Lottery, receiving a percentage of the winnings.

D) The local community center, receiving a donation.

无注释原文：

Winner of $1.3B Powerball jackpot identified as Laos immigrant who is battling cancer

From: Fox Business

The winner of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot has been identified as an immigrant from Laos who is in the midst of battling cancer.

The Oregon Lottery announced Monday that Cheng "Charlie" Saephan, 46, won the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot, which was drawn earlier this month. He will split the prize with his wife, Duanpen, and friend Laiza Chao.

Chao gave Saephan $100 toward his purchase of more than 20 tickets for the game.

Saephan, a longtime Portland resident born in Laos, purchased the winning ticket at a Portland-area Plaid Pantry a day before the April 7 drawing that scored him, his wife and friend their $1.3 billion windfall, the lottery said.

The win was particularly meaningful for Saephan and his wife, as he is facing a recurrence of cancer.

To collect the massive windfall, the group accepted a one-time cash lump sum of about $422.3 million to divide among the three of them. It is relatively common for lottery winners to go that route, as FOX Business has previously reported.

Saephan and his wife will use the winnings to live "worry free" amid his cancer battle, according to the Oregon Lottery.

"I prayed to God to help me," Saephan said. "My kids are young and I’m not that healthy."

Lottery players in Oregon have a year to claim the top prize and, in most cases, cannot remain anonymous.

The Oregon Lottery said the winner verification process "involves security measures and vetting that will take time before a winner can be announced."

The Saephans and Chao aren’t the only ones seeing a windfall from the $1.3 billion jackpot drawing. 

The Plaid Pantry that sold the ticket gets $100,000 as well, according to the state lottery.

The convenience store was no stranger to lottery jackpots, having sold the ticket for a $3.3 million Megabucks grand prize in 2023, according to the Oregon Lottery.

Powerball’s current jackpot hovered around $178 million. Meanwhile, fellow lottery Mega Millions has a $257 million pot up for grabs later Tuesday.

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含注释全文：

Winner of $1.3B Powerball jackpot identified as Laos immigrant who is battling cancer

From: Fox Business

The winner of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot has been identified as an immigrant from Laos who is in the midst of battling cancer.

13亿美元强力球彩票头奖的得主是一位来自老挝的移民，目前正在与癌症作斗争。

jackpot /ˈdʒæk.pɒt/ 表示“（比赛中的）头奖”，英文解释为“the largest prize in a competition or game”举个🌰：The jackpot was over $1 million. 头奖超过一百万美元。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述人类的火星探测之旅的文章中提到：The jackpot of this treasure hunt would be to find things like sugars, ... 火星寻宝之旅的“头奖”会是发现糖类、...

identify /aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/ 表示“认出，识别”，英文解释为“to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is”举个🌰：Even the smallest baby can identify its mother by her voice. 就连年龄最小的婴儿也能根据声音分辨出自己的妈妈。

2）表示“确定；发现”，英文解释为“to recognize a problem, need, fact, etc. and to show that it exists”举个🌰：The research will be used to identify training needs. 该研究将用来确定培训的需求。

immigrant /ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt/ 表示“（外来的）移民”，英文解释为“a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently”如：a large immigrant population 庞大的外来移民人口。

The Oregon Lottery announced Monday that Cheng "Charlie" Saephan, 46, won the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot, which was drawn earlier this month. He will split the prize with his wife, Duanpen, and friend Laiza Chao.

周一，俄勒冈州彩票官方宣布，46岁的程萨潘赢得了本月早些时候开出的第四大强力球彩票头奖。他将与妻子端本（Duanpen）和朋友赵莱扎（Laiza Chao）平分这些奖金。

draw /drɔː/ 1）作动词“画，绘画”大家都知道，在比赛中可以表示“打平，打成平局；以平局结束”，英文解释为“to finish without either side winning in a game such as football”，举个🌰：They drew 2-2. 他们以2比2打平。

2）作名词，同样可以表示“平局；和局；不分胜负”，英文解释为“a game in which both teams or players finish with the same number of points”，举个🌰：The match ended in a two-all draw. 比赛以二平结束。

3）还可以表示“抽签；抽奖”，英文解释为“a competition that is decided by choosing a particular ticket or number by chance”

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📍在杨倩yyds!!!文中提到另一个类似的词：tie. tie 可以作动词，也可以作名词，表示“（比赛、竞赛或选举中）分数相同，票数相同，平局，平手”，英文解释为“the result of a game, competition, or election when two or more people or teams get the same number of points, votes et”举个🌰：The match ended in a tie. 这场比赛以平局告终。Jane and I tied (for first place) in the spelling test. 在拼写比赛中（争夺第一名时）我和简打成平手。

Chao gave Saephan $100 toward his purchase of more than 20 tickets for the game.

赵先生给了萨潘100美元，供他购买20多张强力球彩票。

Saephan, a longtime Portland resident born in Laos, purchased the winning ticket at a Portland-area Plaid Pantry a day before the April 7 drawing that scored him, his wife and friend their $1.3 billion windfall, the lottery said.

彩票官方称，萨潘长期居住在波特兰，出生于老挝。4月7日开奖前一天，他在波特兰地区的Plaid Pantry便利店购买了该彩票，他和妻子、朋友因此获得了13亿美元的意外之财。

score /skɔːr/ 熟词僻义，作动词，表示“获得，得到”，英文解释为“to get something”举个🌰：I managed to score a couple of tickets to the World Cup final. 我设法搞到了几张世界杯决赛的入场券。

作名词，可以指“二十；二十左右”，英文解释为“20 or approximately 20”举个🌰：He lived to be three score years and ten (= until he was 70 years old). 他活到了70岁。

scores 复数表示“许多，大量”，英文解释为“a lot of things or people”举个🌰：She received cards from scores of local well-wishers. 她收到了当地人送来的祝福卡。

windfall /ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/ 作名词，表示“意外之财；意外获得的东西”，英文解释为“an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly”举个🌰：Investors each received a windfall. 投资者每人都获得了一笔意外之财。

The win was particularly meaningful for Saephan and his wife, as he is facing a recurrence of cancer.

这次中奖对萨潘和他的妻子来说意义非凡，因为他正面临着癌症复发。

recurrence /riˈkʌr.əns/ 表示“反复出现;再次发生;重新产生”，英文解释为“the fact of happening again”举个🌰：The doctor told him to go to the hospital if there was a recurrence of his symptoms. 医生告诉他，如果症状复发的话就得去医院。

To collect the massive windfall, the group accepted a one-time cash lump sum of about $422.3 million to divide among the three of them. It is relatively common for lottery winners to go that route, as FOX Business has previously reported.

为了领取这笔巨额奖金，他们选择了一次性领取约4.223亿美元的现金分红。据《福克斯商业》（Fox Business）此前报道，这种领奖方式在彩票中奖者中相对常见。

lump sum /ˌlʌmp ˈsʌm/ 表示“一次性支付的金额，一整笔款项”，英文解释为“an amount of money that is paid in one large amount on one occasion”举个🌰：Her divorce settlement included a lump sum of $2 million. 她的离婚协议包括一次性补偿200万美元。

在美国彩票领奖中，通常有两种方式供中奖者选择：一次性现金支付和分期支付。

当中奖者选择一次性现金支付时，他们会收到一个比公布的头奖金额少的现金金额，因为那个更大的数字通常基于如果奖金以年金形式支付时的总和，即分期多年支付。这种一次性支付通常较小，因为它基于彩票协会可以立即支付的现金金额。

对于那些选择年金的彩票中奖者，他们的奖金将分多年支付，通常是29年。每年支付一次，每次支付比前一年增加一定比例，通常是4%或5%，以此来应对通货膨胀。年金支付的总额将等于公告的彩票奖金总额。

选择一次性现金支付的理由包括中奖者可能希望立即获得大量现金以解决财务问题、投资或进行其他大笔支出。而选择年金支付的中奖者可能更关注长期的财务安全和较为稳定的年收入。每种方式都有其优势和风险，中奖者通常会根据个人的财务状况和未来规划来做出选择。

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Saephan and his wife will use the winnings to live "worry free" amid his cancer battle, according to the Oregon Lottery.

据俄勒冈州彩票官方称，萨潘和他的妻子将利用这笔奖金在癌症斗争中“无忧无虑”地生活。

"I prayed to God to help me," Saephan said. "My kids are young and I'm not that healthy."

“我祈求上帝帮助我，”萨潘说。“我的孩子还小，而我的健康状况不太理想。”

Lottery players in Oregon have a year to claim the top prize and, in most cases, cannot remain anonymous.

在俄勒冈州，彩票中奖者有一年的时间来领奖，而且在多数情况下无法匿名领奖。

claim /kleɪm/ 1）表示“获得；赢得；取得”，英文解释为“to gain, win or achieve sth”举个🌰：She has finally claimed a place on the team. 她终于成了那支队的队员。

2）表示“要求（拥有）；认领；索取”，英文解释为“to ask for something of value because you think it belongs to you or because you think you have a right to it”举个🌰：The police said that if no one claims the watch, you can keep it. 警方说如果没人认领这块表，你可以留着它。

3）表示“声称；宣称；断言；主张”，英文解释为“to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it”举个🌰：The company claims (that) it is not responsible for the pollution in the river. 公司声称对该河流污染没有责任。

anonymous /əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs/ 1）表示“匿名的”，英文解释为“If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.”举个🌰：An anonymous benefactor stepped in to provide the prize money. 一位匿名捐助人参与进来提供了奖金。

2）表示“不记名的”，英文解释为“Something that is anonymous does not reveal who you are.”举个🌰：Of course, that would have to be by anonymous vote. 当然，那得是通过不记名投票。

3）表示“没有特色的”，英文解释为“without any unusual or interesting features”，如：long stretches of dull and anonymous countryside 大片大片千篇一律、枯燥平淡的乡村。举个🌰：He has a rather anonymous face. 他相貌平平。

The Oregon Lottery said the winner verification process "involves security measures and vetting that will take time before a winner can be announced."

俄勒冈州彩票官方表示，中奖者核验过程“包括多重安全措施和审查，需要一段时间才能公布中奖者。”

verification /ˌver.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 表示“证实，证明；验证”，英文解释为“the act of verifying something (= proving or checking that it exists, or is true or correct)”举个🌰：I've never asked for verification of his CV. 我从来没有要求核实他的简历。

vet /vet/ 作名词，表示“兽医”，英文解释为“a person with a medical degree trained to take care of the health of animals”

作动词，表示“审查，检查”，英文解释为“to examine something or someone carefully to make certain that they are acceptable or suitable”举个🌰：The bank carefully vets everyone who applies for an account. 银行对每个申请开通账户的人都进行仔细的审核。

The Saephans and Chao aren't the only ones seeing a windfall from the $1.3 billion jackpot drawing.

赛潘夫妇和赵先生并不是这次13亿美元大奖的唯一受益者。

The Plaid Pantry that sold the ticket gets $100,000 as well, according to the state lottery.

据州彩票规定，售出这张彩票的Plaid Pantry便利店也获得了10万美元的奖金。

The convenience store was no stranger to lottery jackpots, having sold the ticket for a $3.3 million Megabucks grand prize in 2023, according to the Oregon Lottery.

据俄勒冈州彩票官方称，这家便利店对彩票头奖并不陌生，曾在2023年售出过一张330万美元大奖的Megabucks彩票。

Powerball's current jackpot hovered around $178 million. Meanwhile, fellow lottery Mega Millions has a $257 million pot up for grabs later Tuesday.

强力球彩票目前的头奖徘徊在1.78亿美元左右。与此同时，同类彩票Mega Millions周二晚些时候将开出2.57亿美元的大奖。

hover /ˈhɒv.ər/ 1）表示“（在某一水平附近）徘徊”，英文解释为“to stay at or near a particular level”举个🌰：Inflation is hovering at three percent. 通货膨胀率在3%左右徘徊。

2）表示“盘旋，翱翔；徘徊，守候”，英文解释为“to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly”举个🌰：A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey. 一只老鹰在天空中盘旋，要伺机俯冲捕捉猎物。

pot /pɒt/ 表示“（某种用途的）容器”，英文解释为“a container of various kinds, made for a particular purpose”如：a coffee pot 咖啡壶。

pots of sth表示“大量的…”，英文解释为“a large amount of something”举个🌰：She's got pots of money (= she's very rich). 她很有钱。

此处pot用来指彩票的奖金池，即所有参与者购买彩票资金的总和。

grab /ɡræb/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，1）表示“攫取，抢夺”，英文解释为“to take hold of something or someone suddenly and roughly”举个🌰：A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park. 她穿过公园时一个劫匪抢了她的手提包。

2）表示“抓住，利用（机会做某事）；（借机）赶紧…”，英文解释为“to take the opportunity to get, use, or enjoy something quickly”举个🌰：If you don't grab this opportunity, you might not get another one. 如果你不抓住这次机会，可能就没有第二次了。

📍grab sb's attention 表示“吸引（某人的）注意”，英文解释为“to attract someone's attention”举个🌰：With your first sentence you must grab the reader's attention. 你的第一句话就必须抓住读者的注意力。

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