Success
Success is a lousy (very bad) teacher. It seduces (tempt) smart people into thinking they can’t lose. And it’s an unreliable guide to the future. What seems the perfect business plan or latest technology today may soon be out-of-date.
Usually winning lottery (彩票) is thought to be one’s luck. Many people like to try their luck.
One of the lottery’s new millionaires gave an interview on television. When he was asked by the reporter how he had picked his winning numbers, he said that while “two of the six numbers he just pulled for no particular reason.” As for the other four numbers, he used family birth dates. “ So, you see,” he boasted(自夸), “Winning the lottery is not all just luck.”
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成功是一个差劲的老师。它引诱聪明人认为他们不会输。这是一个不可靠的未来指南。看来完美的商业计划或最新的技术可能很快过时。
通常中奖(彩票)被认为是一种运气。许多人喜欢碰碰运气。
彩票中的一位新百万富翁在电视上接受了采访。当记者问到他是如何挑选中奖号码的时候，他说，“他没有特别的理由就只投了六个号码中的两个”，至于其他四个数字，他使用了家庭出生日期。“所以，你看，”他说，“彩票是不只是运气。”