You 'Hit the Jackpot!' — VOA Learning English
Topics: суспільство
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And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. And today we talk about being lucky or having a great success -- or both!
There are times in our lives when everything seems to go our way. We win big. In other words, we hit the jackpot.
In a very literal way, to hit the jackpot means to win a lot of money. A jackpot is the most valuable prize in a game of chance. A lottery is one such game of chance. People buy tickets, but only a few tickets are chosen by chance to win prizes.
Some states in the U.S. hold a weekly lottery. The jackpot increases until someone wins it. Some lottery jackpots can get as big as many…
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