B1-B2 level. News about a woman who won $50,000 in the lottery. Новость о том, как женщина выиграла 50000 долларов в лоттерею.
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Новость уровня B1-B2 для изучающих английский язык. Новость о том, как женщина выиграла 50000 долларов в лоттерею весьма странным образом.
Интересные слова для запоминания / Interesting words to memorize:
license plate - номерной знак
bill, bills - счёт, счета
lucky, unlucky - счастливый, несчастный
hassle - хлопоты
stalking - преследование
Spooky - жуткий
nemesis - враг
quasi-sentient - квази-разумный
hubby - муженёк
get stuck - застрять
NEWS:
A woman from Baltimore, Maryland got a car license plate number she did not like 9-1-1-0-4. She tried to change the number but it was too difficult. So she kept it. Then she started seeing 9-1-1-0-4 everywhere - at work, on other cars, on TV. It seemed like a lucky number. So she used 9-1-1-0-4 to play the Maryland lottery. She bought a lottery ticket with that number. And she won 50000 dollars! The woman and her husband were very happy. They said the money came at the perfect time. They can use it to pay bills and save money. So an unlucky license plate number turned out to be very lucky when the woman used it to win the lottery!
Do you want to know what I think about this? This woman hated her license plate number so much she tried to change it, but gave up because of bureaucratic hassle. Then the number started stalking her everywhere - at work, on TV, even other license plates! Spooky. I'd be freaked out if I were her. But instead of moving to a new state, she had the genius idea to play the lottery with her nemesis numbers. And whaddya know, she won 50 grand! I guess having a quasi-sentient license plate number pays off after all. Now she and hubby can pay bills and save money instead of constantly battling the DMV. So remember - next time you get stuck with a terrible license plate number, don't sweat it! Lean into the number's chaotic energy, play the lottery, and wait for your ship to come in. It worked for this lucky woman!
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