9868, it's likely to win a lottery ticket with the number 9868?

  埃里克：那么如果我总是遇到9868这个号码，去买号码为9868的彩票就很可能中奖喽？

  helen: that's what i mean. miracles happen every day. you may be on a roll.

  海伦：就是那意思。奇迹每天都会发生哦。也许你会交上好运的。

  notes

  1. lottery ['l?t?ri] n. 彩票；碰运气的事

  2. jackpot ['d??k?p?t] n.（彩票等）头奖，累积赌注

  3. to date 迄今为止

  4. miracle ['mir?kl] n. 奇迹；令人惊奇的人或事

  5. on a roll 接踵而至的成功；好运连连

  小贴士

  在我国，lottery tickets（彩票）是为福利事业和体育发展筹措资金而开办的，据称，彩票得主应交纳奖金20%的所得税。为了沾沾喜气，兑出巨奖的lottery booth（彩票站）也人满为患。中头彩可以说成hit the jackpot，兑奖可以说成claim the prize。福利彩票可用welfare lottery来表达，主要用于国家的charitable causes（慈善事业）；体育彩票可用sports lottery来表达，是为筹集体育事业发展资金发行的，主要用于国家的sports causes（体育事业）。

  保险不可少

  dialogue

  tony and kevin are talking about buying insurance in the offic.

  托尼和凯文正在办公室里讨论保险的事。

  tony: i've just take out an insurance policy. are you insured?

  托尼：我刚领到了保险单。你买保险了吗？

  kevin: what insurance? ourpany has offered us retirement insurance, medical insurance and unemployment insurance, doesn't it?

  凯文：什么保险？我们公司不是已经给我们买了养老保险、医疗保险和失业保险了吗？

  tony: yeah, but are you sure you have purchased enough insurance for you and your family? i took out a life insurance policy and make my wife beneficiary. i need to make sure that my wife will be financially secure if i die.

  托尼：是的，但是你确信你已经为你和你的家人买了足够的保险吗？我买了份人寿保险，受益人是我的太太。如果我死了，我要确保我的太太有足够的经济保障。

  kevin: that's a good idea.

  凯文：你的想法不错。

  tony: i can terminate my life insurance policy when i retire and use the money as a pension. that's one of the conditions of my policy.

  托尼：我退休时可以不�