11/18 Lottery

DIALOG>> Do you want to try your luck at a lottery?

Do you want to try your luck at a lottery?
* try one's luck: 운을 시험해 보다.
ex> Don't even bother trying your luck on gambling.

Isn't it a waste of money?
* waste of money: 돈낭비

I guess it doesn't hurt to try.  I hop I win the jackpot!


RESPONSE>> Talk about lottery tickets in Korea.

Everyone dreams of hitting the jackpot with a lottery ticket.
* hit/win the jackpot: 대박을 터뜨리다.
ex> She hit the jackpot during her trip to Las Vegas.
ex> What would you do if you hit the jackpot?

You can select your own numbers or have the machine automatically pick them for you.
* The door automatically opens and shuts.

If at least three numbers match the winning numbers, you win some prize money.
* prize money: 상금
ex> The prize money will be given out in two weeks.

The more matches you have, the bigger the prize.
* match: 일치하다, 일치하는 것

If you get all six numbers right, you win the grand prize.
* get something right: ~을 맞히다.
* grand prize: 대상, 1등 상
ex> The grand prize is a trip to Europe.

The prize money changes depending on how many people won together and how many tickets were sold.

The winning numbers are drawn every Saturday evening.
* draw: 추첨하다.
ex> The winner is drawn at the end of the show.


@ You have to look out for patches of ice.  빙판이 있나 잘 살펴야 돼.

1. Trying one's luck at a lottery is a foolish thing to do.
2. She quit her job after she hit the jackpot.
3. When will the winning numbers be drawn?
4. I haven't thought about what I will do with the prize money.