每个周一早上起不来的时候，我都在床上祈祷，上天啊，就让我中一次彩票吧，请用五百万把我砸晕吧！
说实话，对我这种从小到大运气都很差的人来说，中奖的机率几乎为
——0。但我也不是从没有中过奖的，咳！咳！谁说五块钱不是钱呢……每个和我一样有中奖愿望的朋友，都应该来跟着我们贝贝老师和外教 Max 老师来学学关于彩票的英文表达⬇️A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random. - The national lottery is very popular.
- I used to play the lottery but I spent more money than I won, so I stopped. 我过去常常买彩票，但是我花的钱比我赢的钱还多，所以我就不买了。
You've got to be in it to win it In order to win, or succeed at something, one must first compete or try. - As they say, you've got to be in it to win it.
- There's no point dreaming about winning a competition if you aren't competing. You've got to be in it to win it. 如果你没有参与竞争，那么梦想着赢得竞争是没有意义的。你必须参与其中才能获胜。
Jackpot - the largest prize in a competition or game. - The jackpot was over $1 million.
- As it stands, no one has won the jackpot.
 Hit the jackpotHave great or unexpected success, especially in making a lot of money quickly.- The theatre hit the jackpot with its first musical.
- Let's see if we can hit the jackpot when we release our new product.
The odds - the chances that something will happen. - A: What are the odds of this horse winning the race?
B: The odds are a 50/50 chance that this horse will win. A：这匹马赢得比赛的可能性有多大？
B：这匹马获胜的几率是一半。
- Anyone predicting the weather is just telling you the odds, they don't know for sure. 任何预测天气的人都只是告诉你可能性，他们不能确定。
A game where the outcome is strongly influenced completely by random.Some people think you need some skill when you play cards, but actually it's just a game of chance. 有些人认为你打牌需要一些技巧，但实际上这只是一场碰运气的游戏。
A game where the outcome is determined mainly by mental or physical skill. A: You can tell me all you want that poker is a game of chance, I say it's a game of skill.
B: You have to be a fool to believe that poker is a game of skill. A：你可以告诉我你想要的一切，扑克是一场碰运气的游戏，我说这是一场技巧的游戏。
B：你一定是个傻瓜才会相信扑克是一种技巧游戏。
The outcome of a situation is unpredictable. When Janine is around Corey, all bets are off. The poor man just can't be himself anymore. 当珍妮和科里在一起时，一切都完了。这个可怜的人再也不能做他自己了。
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