A: Thirty seconds to go until the results come in. Have you got your lottery tickets at the ready?
B: Yep. I’m starting to feel a bit nervous.
A: Me too. I have butterflies in my stomach. Here we go.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Liberty Times / 照片：自由時報記者廖振輝
B: Eight … 19 … 37. Yes! I’m on a roll!
A: I haven’t had a single one of my numbers come up yet.
B: I just need a 6 or a 15 and I’m in the money! Come on, come to papa! Argh, no: I’m all out of luck.
A: Oh well: nothing ventured, nothing gained. I’ll put the kettle on. Let’s drown our sorrows with a cup of tea.
A: 再三十秒就要開獎了。準備好你的彩券了嗎？
B: 準備好啦，我開始覺得有點緊張了。
A: 我也是，覺得非常緊張，開始囉。
B: 八號……十九號……三十七號，太棒了！真是好運連連。
A: 我的號碼一個都還沒開出來。
B: 只要再開出一個六號或十五號，我就有獎金了！快點快點，快來我這裡吧。喔不︰我的好運都用光了。
A: 好吧︰不入虎穴，焉得虎子。我去燒一壺水，讓我們來借茶澆愁吧。
(Edward Jones, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩譯)
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