Pronunciation ChallengeWhat If You Won The Lottery?

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Monday is perfect for daydreaming. We can catch our bread and then get ready to face the challenge in our lives by escaping from the [harsh(嚴酷的)] reality of life and entering our sweet daydreams once in a while. What do you mostly daydream about? I believe that at some point, most of you have certainly dreamed about winning the lottery. So have I, I just can’t stop dreaming about the great life I would have and all the things I could do if I won the lottery. Today’s video tells us about what would happen if we won the lottery. They may sound crazy, over 70% of lottery winners [end up] right back where they were or even worse, broke. The video shows us a few ways things could go back after winning the lottery, and you may change your thoughts on hitting the jackpot. Go check out the video to find out more, but for now, let’s first take a look on our sentence of the day. “With the largest lottery jackpots being in the hundreds of millions or even over a billion dollars, there's no doubt that winning would change your life.”

lottery [ˋlɑtərɪ ] (n.) 樂透，彩券 ，抽獎
1) It means a game, often organized by the state
政府) or a charity(慈善) in order to make money, in which tickets with numbers are sold to people who then have a chance of winning a prize if their number is chosen.
* The lucky guy won 15 million(百萬)dollars in the lottery.

2) The lottery can also be an event or a fair whose outcome is or seems to be determined by chance, or something that depends only on luck.
* Getting a dorm(學生宿舍) room is somewhat like a lottery because it mostly depends on luck(碰運氣的事).

jackpot [ˋdʒækpɑt ] (n.) 頭獎；頭彩/ It is the top prize in a game or contest (such as a lottery), it’s typically a large fund(資金) of money formed by accumulations(累積) of unwon money.
* The lottery jackpot is up to 400 million dollars. This drew(吸引) a lot of people to buy lottery tickets.

to hit a jackpot (贏得頭獎，拔得頭籌) means to win the largest prize in competition or game.
* Everyone dreams of hitting a jackpot and that's why people play the lottery.

to hit a jackpot (憑藉運氣獲得巨大成功) can also mean to have a big success or make a big profit usually through luck.
* The startup(新創企業) company has hit the jackpot with their brand-new(嶄新的) product making themselves one of the highest-grossing(收入最高的) companies of the year. 那家新創公司藉由新產品的巨大成功而晉升年度獲利最高的公司之一

billion [ˋbɪljən ] (n.) 十億/ Billion is a number which is one followed by nine zeros.
thousand 千 / ten thousand ㄧ萬 / hundred thousand 十萬 / *million ㄧ百萬 / ten million 一千萬 / hundred million ㄧ億
*billion 十億 / ten billion 百億 / hundred billion 千億
* trillion 兆
* The net income(淨利) of the company is 1,111,111,111,111 dollars.

doubt [daʊt ] (n./v.) 懷疑，疑慮，疑問/ it means a feeling of not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is.
* His poor conduct(表現) has raised doubts about his competence(能力) as a presidential(總統的) candidate(候選人).他不得體的行為讓大眾懷疑他是否適合擔任總統候選人

there is no doubt that+子句：肯定，無庸置疑
We can use there is no doubt that, when we are very certain about our opinion. We use it in formal(正式的) situations.
* With her knowledge and patience(耐心), there's no doubt that she is going to become a great teacher.

no doubt (副詞片語,口語, 非正式用語) = I suppose = I imagine
We use it in informal(非正式的) way.
* No doubt you'll want to go out with me since I'm so attracted(有魅力)= You will no doubt want to go out with me since I'm so attracted.
* Bob Dylan is without doubt one of the greatest lyricists(作詞家) in modern music.

Doubt can also be used as a verb. It means to be uncertain or in doubt about something, or to lack confidence in something.
* I very much doubt that he can do well on the exam without preparing for it.
* The board(董事會) has started to doubt the CEO's ability to lead(領導) the company as the financial problems are getting worse and worse.

Winning the lottery sounds really tempting(吸引人的), doesn’t it? As much as I want to win the whole lot of money. The closest that I’ve gotten was the time when I won 200NTD with a [scratch-off(刮刮樂彩卷)] I bought at 羅東night market. I was pretty excited but I’ve never won more than that since then. What are your experiences with lottery?

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