你有lottery mentality吗

时间:2009-05-30 06:56:06

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“如果我能中500万就好了!”这样的话很多人都应该听过或者说过。遇到困难的时候,钱不够用的时候我们都可能会希望有一笔飞来横财,似乎有了钱一切问题都能迎刃而解了。而这样美丽的期望好像也只有在彩票类的活动中才能实现,所以,英文里把这样梦想飞来横财,不劳而获的想法叫做lottery mentality2

Lottery1 mentality refers to the desire to obtain money without working for it or the belief that a large sum of money can solve a person's problems.

Lottery mentality(彩票思维)指的是不干活就能拿钱,即不劳而获的想法;或是认为钱能解决所有问题的想法。

The American dream, of working hard and getting ahead, is starting to succumb3 to that lottery mentality my mother saw hurting Mexico's economy.

努力争先的美国梦正在向彩票思维让步,我妈妈认为损害墨西哥经济的正是这种彩票思维。


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1 lottery 43MyV     
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
参考例句:
  • He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
  • They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
2 mentality PoIzHP     
n.心理,思想,脑力
参考例句:
  • He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
  • Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。
3 succumb CHLzp     
v.屈服,屈从;死
参考例句:
  • They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。
  • Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗?

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