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進入《中英對照讀新聞》New Jersey workers hit jackpot in closed casino 新澤西工人在關閉的賭場內發現寶藏
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Workers clearing out slot machines from an old casino in New Jersey got an unexpected surprise when they discovered more than 17,000 dollars in loose change had fallen under the machines.
工人在清理新澤西州一家老舊賭場的吃角子老虎時碰到了一件奇事：機器底下竟然清出超過1萬7千美元的零錢。
The Sands casino in Atlantic City closed in November to make way for a new mega-casino. And while workers removing the old slot machines expected to find the odd quarter, everyone was surprised by the final haul of 17,193.34 dollars.
大西洋城的金沙賭場在11月歇業，原址準備再開一家新的大型賭場。工人們原本以為在搬運吃角子老虎機時，會有機會撿點25美分的銅板，但讓所有人目瞪口呆的是，這些銅板到最後的總數竟然高達17,193.34美元。
The booty -- which included coins, tokens and even a 100 dollar bill -- was found under and between the more than 2,000 machines and was mostly covered in years of dust and grime, The Press of Atlantic City reported.
大西洋城新聞報報導說，包括銅板、代幣，甚至是1張100美元紙鈔在內的意外之財，是在2千多台機器的底部及縫間所發現，多數滿佈陳年灰塵跟銹斑。
"Keep in mind that some of those machines had not been moved in the 26 years that the Sands was in operation," Kim Townsend, from Pinnacle Atlantic City, the company that now owns the casino, told the newspaper.
「讓我提醒大家一點，其中一些機器在金沙賭場開張以來的26年間都沒有動過」，來自尖峰大西洋城公司的吉姆．湯森德對這家報紙表示。該公司現在擁有這家賭場。
Unfortunately for the workers, the casino operator does not believe in "finders keepers." The company will keep the lion’s share, with the state of New Jersey taking an eight percent cut of the loot in gaming tax.
但對工人來說其實結果並不好，因為賭場東家並不相信「誰找到就是誰的」。公司將保有（意外之財中）的大部分，新澤西州政府則將對這筆錢課8％的賭博稅。
《新聞辭典》
hit the jackpot：片語，中大獎（頭彩），有時也可以用來形容獲致成功。After ten years of endless search for the missing treasure, they finally hit the jackpot.（十年不停的尋找後，他們終於交了好運找到失落的寶藏。）
the lion’s share：本來是指獅子總是可以獨佔獵物，後來引申為最好、最大的一部分。You have got the lion’s share.（你佔盡便宜了。）
