當(dāng)你走在大街上
you may see a lot of people rushing into some shops or gathering together buying lotteries,
你會(huì)看見許多人在商店中或是聚在一起買彩票
such as welfare lottery tickets,sports lottery tickets and so on.
例如福利彩票、體育彩票等。
Perhaps you will be shocked by their enthusiasm for such kind of things.
或許你會(huì)對(duì)他們對(duì)彩票的喜愛感到震驚。
Some even spend a large amount of money on them
許多人甚至?xí)ù罅拷疱X買彩票
in order to increase the possibility of winning the prize.
這樣可以提高獲獎(jiǎng)的概率。
If the lotteries fail their expectations,
如果他們沒有中獎(jiǎng)
they get so disappointed that they may curse or even beat themselves.
他們會(huì)感到非常失望甚至?xí)l(fā)生暴力沖突。
I think people try their luck on lottery for several reasons.
我認(rèn)為人們購(gòu)買彩票的原因有許多。
First of all, they try their luck because
首先他們買彩票
they want to win a large sum of money with just a little effort.
是因?yàn)樗麄兿敫冻鲎钌俚呐旮嗟腻X。
They may think their idea is justified and the dream is not far away.
他們認(rèn)為他們的想法是合情合理的他們的夢(mèng)想也不會(huì)遙遠(yuǎn)。
They cherish the hope of getting rich overnight.
他們想一夜暴富。
As is reported by CCTV,
就像中央臺(tái)所報(bào)道的
a man in Shandong province becomes a criminal after his failure of trying his luck.
山東一男子在買彩票失利后竟然走上了犯罪的道路。
He has spent all his money on the lottery.
為了買彩票他花去了所有的錢。
He now becomes homeless and leads a miserable life.
他現(xiàn)在無(wú)家可歸生活窘迫。
As far as I am concerned,
我認(rèn)為
trying ones luck on lottery is like gambling.
買彩票就像是賭博。
You do not know the rate of winning back your money
你不知道掙錢的概率會(huì)有多大
but you cannot resist the lure of having a try,
但是你卻禁不住誘惑去進(jìn)行嘗試
which is, almost surely, disastrous.
這實(shí)在是一種災(zāi)難。
Very few people can succeed in this business.
很少有人能夠成功。
Secondly, the society is getting more commercial and material than before.
第二社會(huì)變得比以往更加物質(zhì)化、商業(yè)化。
People work just for more money.
人們工作的目的就是賺錢。
In other words, some of them prefer money to morals.
換句話說許多人寧愿掙錢而舍掉道德。
They are thinking of some shortcut to get rich in the society.
他們想通過走捷徑來(lái)掙錢。
I think the social climate exerts a subtle influence on their psychology.
我認(rèn)為社會(huì)氛圍影響了人們的心理。
We need to clean the social climate for a better humane environment.
我們需要凈化社會(huì)風(fēng)氣并為人類創(chuàng)造更好的環(huán)境。
We should educate people to earn their living by honest labor
我們應(yīng)該教導(dǎo)人們靠雙手勞動(dòng)掙錢
rather than trying the luck on lottery.
而不是去玩彩票。
Finally, the popularity of buying lottery is due to the gap between the rich and poor.
最后購(gòu)買彩票的熱潮是因?yàn)樨毟徊町惗稹?/p>
The income gap has become a reason for this activity.
收入上的差異是這種活動(dòng)的原因。
The rich becomes richer and richer, while the poor becomes poorer and poorer.
富的越來(lái)越富窮的越來(lái)越窮。
This has stimulated some people to try the luck on the lottery.
這就導(dǎo)致更多的人嘗試買彩票。
To sum up, we should discourage people from buying the lottery.
總結(jié)我們不應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)人們買彩票。
Meanwhile, we should better our social welfare system
同時(shí)我們應(yīng)該完善社會(huì)的福利制度
so that more people can get rich.
這樣人們才能富起來(lái)。