Winning the lottery

歌曲 Winning the lottery
歌手 英语听力
专辑 VOA慢速英语:词汇典故

歌词

[00:00.10] Now, the VOA
[00:12.70] Special English program
[00:15.09] WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
[00:17.67] I think people everywhere
[00:20.16] dream about having lots of money.
[00:23.40] I know I do.
[00:24.89] I would give anything
[00:27.23] to make money hand over fist.
[00:30.12] I would like to earn
[00:32.01] large amounts of money.
[00:34.25] You could win a large amount
[00:37.08] of money in the United States
[00:38.92] through lotteries.
[00:41.31] People pay money for tickets
[00:44.01] with numbers.
[00:45.40] If your combination
[00:47.79] of numbers is chosen,
[00:49.75] you win a huge amount of money
[00:53.19] – often in the millions.
[00:55.53] Winning the lottery is a windfall.
[00:59.41] A few years ago,
[01:02.49] my friend Al won the lottery.
[01:05.48] It changed his life.
[01:07.87] He did not have a rich family.
[01:11.05] He was not born
[01:12.64] with a silver spoon
[01:14.64] in his mouth.
[01:15.88] Instead, my friend was
[01:18.42] always hard up for cash.
[01:20.41] He did not have much money.
[01:23.05] And the money he did earn
[01:25.63] was chicken feed – very little.
[01:28.92] Sometimes Al even had
[01:31.51] to accept hand-outs, gifts
[01:34.34] from his family and friends.
[01:36.48] But do not get me wrong.
[01:38.67] My friend was not a deadbeat.
[01:41.66] He was not the kind of person
[01:44.00] who never paid the money he owed.
[01:46.98] He simply pinched pennies.
[01:50.22] He was always very careful
[01:52.86] with the money he spent.
[01:54.50] In fact, he was often
[01:56.94] a cheapskate.
[01:58.33] He did not like to spend money.
[02:01.32] The worst times were
[02:04.30] when he was flat broke
[02:06.29] and had no money at all.
[02:08.88] One day, Al scraped together
[02:13.56] a few dollars for a lottery ticket.
[02:16.54] He thought he would never
[02:18.68] strike it rich or gain lots
[02:21.92] of money unexpectedly.
[02:23.86] But his combination of numbers
[02:27.54] was chosen and he won the lottery.
[02:31.42] He hit the jackpot.
[02:33.86] He won a great deal of money.
[02:37.00] Al was so excited.
[02:40.39] The first thing he did
[02:42.78] was buy a costly new car.
[02:46.21] He splurged on the one thing
[02:49.60] that he normally would not buy.
[02:52.48] Then he started spending money
[02:56.57] on unnecessary things.
[02:59.10] He started to waste it.
[03:01.95] It was like he had money to burn.
[03:05.38] He had more money than he needed
[03:08.97] and it was burning a hole
[03:11.70] in his pocket so he spent it quickly.
[03:15.44] When we got together for a meal
[03:19.23] at a restaurant, Al paid every time.
[03:23.51] He would always foot the bill,
[03:26.05] and pick up the tab.
[03:27.89] He told me the money made him
[03:31.47] feel like a million dollars.
[03:33.91] He was very happy.
[03:36.50] But, Al spent too much money.
[03:40.28] Soon my friend was down and out again.
[03:44.36] He had no money left.
[03:46.75] He was back to being
[03:49.24] strapped for cash.
[03:50.78] He had spent his bottom dollar,
[03:53.52] his very last amount.
[03:56.35] He did not even build up a nest egg.
[04:00.48] He had not saved any of the money.
[04:03.87] I admit I do feel sorry
[04:07.56] for my friend.
[04:08.81] He had enough money to live like a king.
[04:12.69] Instead, he is back to living
[04:16.02] on a shoestring -- a very low budget.
[04:19.60] Some might say he is penny wise
[04:23.39] and pound foolish.
[04:25.28] He was wise about small things,
[04:28.01] but not about important things.
[04:31.00] (MUSIC)
[04:41.50] WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,
[04:44.14] in VOA Special English,
[04:46.88] was written by Jill Moss.
[04:49.02] I'm Faith Lapidus.

拼音

[00:00.10] Now, the VOA
[00:12.70] Special English program
[00:15.09] WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
[00:17.67] I think people everywhere
[00:20.16] dream about having lots of money.
[00:23.40] I know I do.
[00:24.89] I would give anything
[00:27.23] to make money hand over fist.
[00:30.12] I would like to earn
[00:32.01] large amounts of money.
[00:34.25] You could win a large amount
[00:37.08] of money in the United States
[00:38.92] through lotteries.
[00:41.31] People pay money for tickets
[00:44.01] with numbers.
[00:45.40] If your combination
[00:47.79] of numbers is chosen,
[00:49.75] you win a huge amount of money
[00:53.19] often in the millions.
[00:55.53] Winning the lottery is a windfall.
[00:59.41] A few years ago,
[01:02.49] my friend Al won the lottery.
[01:05.48] It changed his life.
[01:07.87] He did not have a rich family.
[01:11.05] He was not born
[01:12.64] with a silver spoon
[01:14.64] in his mouth.
[01:15.88] Instead, my friend was
[01:18.42] always hard up for cash.
[01:20.41] He did not have much money.
[01:23.05] And the money he did earn
[01:25.63] was chicken feed very little.
[01:28.92] Sometimes Al even had
[01:31.51] to accept handouts, gifts
[01:34.34] from his family and friends.
[01:36.48] But do not get me wrong.
[01:38.67] My friend was not a deadbeat.
[01:41.66] He was not the kind of person
[01:44.00] who never paid the money he owed.
[01:46.98] He simply pinched pennies.
[01:50.22] He was always very careful
[01:52.86] with the money he spent.
[01:54.50] In fact, he was often
[01:56.94] a cheapskate.
[01:58.33] He did not like to spend money.
[02:01.32] The worst times were
[02:04.30] when he was flat broke
[02:06.29] and had no money at all.
[02:08.88] One day, Al scraped together
[02:13.56] a few dollars for a lottery ticket.
[02:16.54] He thought he would never
[02:18.68] strike it rich or gain lots
[02:21.92] of money unexpectedly.
[02:23.86] But his combination of numbers
[02:27.54] was chosen and he won the lottery.
[02:31.42] He hit the jackpot.
[02:33.86] He won a great deal of money.
[02:37.00] Al was so excited.
[02:40.39] The first thing he did
[02:42.78] was buy a costly new car.
[02:46.21] He splurged on the one thing
[02:49.60] that he normally would not buy.
[02:52.48] Then he started spending money
[02:56.57] on unnecessary things.
[02:59.10] He started to waste it.
[03:01.95] It was like he had money to burn.
[03:05.38] He had more money than he needed
[03:08.97] and it was burning a hole
[03:11.70] in his pocket so he spent it quickly.
[03:15.44] When we got together for a meal
[03:19.23] at a restaurant, Al paid every time.
[03:23.51] He would always foot the bill,
[03:26.05] and pick up the tab.
[03:27.89] He told me the money made him
[03:31.47] feel like a million dollars.
[03:33.91] He was very happy.
[03:36.50] But, Al spent too much money.
[03:40.28] Soon my friend was down and out again.
[03:44.36] He had no money left.
[03:46.75] He was back to being
[03:49.24] strapped for cash.
[03:50.78] He had spent his bottom dollar,
[03:53.52] his very last amount.
[03:56.35] He did not even build up a nest egg.
[04:00.48] He had not saved any of the money.
[04:03.87] I admit I do feel sorry
[04:07.56] for my friend.
[04:08.81] He had enough money to live like a king.
[04:12.69] Instead, he is back to living
[04:16.02] on a shoestring a very low budget.
[04:19.60] Some might say he is penny wise
[04:23.39] and pound foolish.
[04:25.28] He was wise about small things,
[04:28.01] but not about important things.
[04:31.00] MUSIC
[04:41.50] WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,
[04:44.14] in VOA Special English,
[04:46.88] was written by Jill Moss.
[04:49.02] I' m Faith Lapidus.

歌词大意

[00:00.10] xiàn zài, měi guó zhī shēng
[00:12.70] tè bié yīng yǔ lán mù
[00:15.09] cí huì hé tā men de diǎn gù
[00:17.67] wǒ rèn wéi suǒ yǒu rén
[00:20.16] dōu xiǎng yǒu hěn duō qián
[00:23.40] wǒ yě shì rú cǐ
[00:24.89] wǒ yuàn yì fù chū suǒ yǒu de dài jià
[00:27.23] lái zhèng qián
[00:30.12] wǒ yuàn yì qù zhuàn
[00:32.01] hěn duō de qián
[00:34.25] zài měi guó, nǐ kě néng huì yíng de
[00:37.08] dà liàng de qián
[00:38.92] tōng guò cǎi piào
[00:41.31] rén men huā dà liàng de qián
[00:44.01] lái gòu mǎi cǎi piào
[00:45.40] rú guǒ nǐ mǎi de hào mǎ
[00:47.79] yǔ gōng bù de yī zhì
[00:49.75] nà nǐ jiù huì yíng de hěn duō qián
[00:53.19] yì bān shì jǐ bǎi wàn
[00:55.53] zhòng cǎi piào jiù xiàng shì yī bǐ hèng cái
[00:59.41] jǐ nián qián
[01:02.49] wǒ de péng yǒu AI jiù zhōng le cǎi piào
[01:05.48] zhe gǎi biàn le tā de shēng huó
[01:07.87] tā chū zì yú pín kǔ jiā tíng
[01:11.05] tā chū shēng shí
[01:12.64] zài tā de zuǐ lǐ
[01:14.64] bìng méi yǒu hán zhe yín sháo zi
[01:15.88] bìng qiě, wǒ de péng yǒu
[01:18.42] zǒng shì wèi le shēng jì bēn bō
[01:20.41] tā bìng bù fù yù
[01:23.05] bìng qiě tā suǒ zhēng de qián
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[01:28.92] yǒu shí AI shèn zhì
[01:31.51] xū yào jiē shòu
[01:34.34] lái zì tā de jiā tíng hé péng yǒu de shī shě
[01:36.48] dàn shì lìng wǒ fàn cuò de shì
[01:38.67] wǒ de péng yǒu bìng bú shì yí gè lài zhàng bù hái de rén
[01:41.66] tā bìng bú shì nà zhǒng
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[01:46.98] tā zhǐ shì quē qián
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[01:52.86] tā zǒng shì fēi cháng xiǎo xīn
[01:54.50] shì shí shàng, tā jiù shì
[01:56.94] yí gè xiǎo qì guǐ
[01:58.33] tā bù xǐ huān huā qián
[02:01.32] zài zuì zāo gāo de shí hòu
[02:04.30] tā yī pín rú xǐ
[02:06.29] bìng qiě jiā tú sì bì
[02:08.88] yǒu yì tiān, AI guā kāi cǎi piào
[02:13.56] zhǐ yòng le yì diǎn diǎn qián gòu mǎi
[02:16.54] tā rèn wéi tā cóng lái bú huì
[02:18.68] biàn de fù yù
[02:21.92] huò zhě yì wài zhī zhōng huò dé dà liàng de qián
[02:23.86] dàn shì guā chū lái de hào mǎ yǔ tā xuǎn zé de hào mǎ yí yàng
[02:27.54] tā zhōng le cǎi piào
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[02:33.86] tā yíng le hěn duō qián
[02:37.00] AI fēi cháng xīng fèn
[02:40.39] tā zuò de dì yī jiàn shì jiù shì
[02:42.78] mǎi yī liàng xīn chē
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[02:49.60] bìng bú shì tōng cháng yào mǎi de dōng xī
[02:52.48] jiē zhe tā kāi shǐ jiāng tā de qián
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[02:59.10] tā kāi shǐ làng fèi qián
[03:01.95] jiù xiàng ná zhe qián zài shāo yí yàng
[03:05.38] tā bìng bù xū yào nà me duō qián
[03:08.97] zhèng zài yòng qián rán shāo yí gè dòng
[03:11.70] yīn cǐ tè de qián yòng de fēi cháng kuài
[03:15.44] wǒ men měi cì zài cān guǎn chī fàn de shí hòu
[03:19.23] zǒng shì AI fù qián
[03:23.51] tā zǒng shì
[03:26.05] mǎi dān
[03:27.89] tā zǒng shì gào sù wǒ
[03:31.47] zhèi xiē qián shǐ de tā jiù xiàng yí gè bǎi wàn fù wēng
[03:33.91] tā fēi cháng gāo xìng
[03:36.50] dàn shì, AI huā le tài duō de qián le
[03:40.28] hěn kuài tā zài cì biàn qióng le
[03:44.36] tā méi yǒu qián kě yǐ huī huò le
[03:46.75] tā yòu biàn huí qù le
[03:49.24] yòu zài wèi le qián ér bēn bō
[03:50.78] tā yòng guāng le tā de qián
[03:53.52] tā de dà liàng de qián
[03:56.35] tā shèn zhì lián zhù de dì fāng dōu méi le
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[04:07.56] gǎn dào fēi cháng bào qiàn
[04:08.81] tā běn lái yōng yǒu zú gòu de qián kě yǐ shēng huó dé xiàng gè guó wáng
[04:12.69] dàn tā què biàn huí qù le
[04:16.02] biàn chéng le yí gè xiǎo é de dī chéng běn yù suàn de qióng rén
[04:19.60] yǒu rén shuō tā shì yí gè yòng qián de zhì zhě
[04:23.39] yě yǒu rén shuō tā shì yí gè chǔn dàn
[04:25.28] tā shì diū le xī guā
[04:28.01] jiǎn le zhī má
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