To The Nines

时间：2015-06-23 05:45:55

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One day, on 9/9/99, a man woke up at 9:09 a.m. in the morning, jumped on Bus #99 and went to his favorite restaurant on 9th Street. When the cashier1 rang up his order, it totaled $9.99.
 
"Oh, wow, this is an omen2!" the man said, so he bought a pair of cheap binoculars3 at the 99¢ store, pulled out 99 cents in fares and took Bus #99 to the Race Track4. As he approached Gate No. 9, he said to the ticket agent: "I would like to bet5 $999.99 on Horse No. 9 in the 9th race."
 
"Why those particular numbers?" the ticket agent asked.
 
"Nine seems to be my lucky number today," the man said excitedly. "I'm really on a roll!"
 
Feeling confident, he sat through the first eight races until Race No. 9 came up. Sure enough, he was on a roll.
 
The horse came in ninth.

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1 cashier Kruzl     
n.出纳员，收银员
参考例句：
  • The young cashier gave a patient sigh.年轻的出纳员忍耐地叹了一口气。
  • One brother is a cashier and the other sells.两个兄弟一位当出纳，另一位当店员。
2 omen N5jzY     
n.征兆，预兆；vt.预示
参考例句：
  • The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
  • Could this at last be a good omen for peace?这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了？
3 binoculars IybzWh     
n.双筒望远镜
参考例句：
  • He watched the play through his binoculars.他用双筒望远镜看戏。
  • If I had binoculars,I could see that comet clearly.如果我有望远镜，我就可以清楚地看见那颗彗星。
4 track vn1w9     
n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪
参考例句：
  • The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
  • The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。
5 bet ddZy8     
v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌
参考例句：
  • I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
  • I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

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