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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Man wins 2 vehicles in 10 days, Chiefs tickets 男子10天內連贏2輛車與酋長隊比賽門票
◎張沛元
In a span of 10 days, a man learned he won two automobiles in separate contests. Michel Horton picked up his newest ride, a 2008 "Bon Jovi Special Edition" Saturn Outlook, at a dealership in Topeka. He was notified of the win on Oct. 15.
10天期間，一名男子獲悉他在不同的競賽中贏得2輛汽車。麥可．霍頓在托裴卡的一家汽車經銷據點領取他的最新座駕，2008年「邦喬飛特別版」的Saturn Outlook。他在10月15日被通知獲獎。
But that was his second free vehicle. Horton was notified Oct. 5 he had won a Mitsubishi Lancer in a contest sponsored by Bic lighter.
但這是他的第2輛免費車。霍頓10月5日接獲通知，他在一場由Bic打火機主辦的比賽中，贏得一輛三菱Lancer。
As if that weren’t enough, he also won tickets to a recent Kansas City Chiefs game in another drawing.
彷彿這還不夠似的，他還在另一場抽獎中，贏得觀看美式足球堪薩斯酋長隊日前一場比賽的數張門票。
Horton said rather than collecting the Lancer, he opted to take the cash-in value of $28,800 for the car. He said that will help pay the income tax and personal property taxes on his winnings.
霍頓說，與其領取Lancer轎車，他選擇將車輛折現，拿回2萬8000美元。他說，這筆錢能幫他支付所得稅以及獲獎所衍生的個人財產稅。
新聞辭典
span：名詞，跨距；一段時間；翼展。動詞，跨越；以指測量。例句：After a major earthquake, an interstate highway bridge spanning a gorge collapsed.（一座跨越峽谷的州際公路大橋在地震後崩垮。）
pick up：片語，用手拿起某物；領收某物；整理；接人。pick up on（非正式），迅速記得與了解；注意到。例句：Mary is quick to pick up on new computer skills.（瑪莉很快就搞懂新的電腦技術。）
drawing：名詞，抽籤。the luck of the draw，籤運，聽天由命。意指結果純憑機運，你無力控制。例句：You can decide who you marry to. It’s not just the luck of the draw.（你可以決定要嫁給誰，這並非聽天由命。）
