A: Thank goodness we managed to buy our lottery tickets.
B: Yeah, we were the last customers before sales closed. How long until the results are announced?
A: Thirty minutes. We can watch the draw live on television.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Liberty Times / 照片:自由時報廖振輝
B: Great. Have you thought about what you would spend the money on if you win?
A: I’ll quit my job, pay off my mortgage and go on a world tour. I’ll keep the rest of the money in the bank and live off the interest until I pop my clogs.
B: Seriously? That’s so boring, no imagination at all.
(Edward Jones, Taipei Times)
A: 感謝老天,我們成功買到彩券了。
B: 對啊,我們是販售截止前最後的顧客。還有多久結果才會揭曉?
A: 三十分鐘,我們可以觀看電視開獎直播。
B: 太好了。你有想過如果中獎了,要怎麼花這筆錢嗎?
A: 我會辭掉工作,付清貸款,然後環遊世界。剩下的錢就存在銀行,靠著利息過日子直到死為止。
B: 真的嗎?那好無聊喔,完全沒有想像力。
(台北時報張聖恩譯)
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