Pre-reading

Question: How much is the lottery prize?

Intensive Reading

Joe and Tess Thwaite come from Gloucester, UK. Last week, they win $230 million in a lottery. It is the highest win in history. Joe wakes up early in the morning. He gets a message that he wins. He is thinking about buying a bigger house.

乔和苔丝·茨威特来自英国格洛斯特。上周，他们赢了2.3亿美元的乐透。这是历史最高奖。乔早上起得很早。他收到一条信息说他赢了。他在考虑买一栋大房子。

He is waiting for his wife to wake up. When Tess wakes up, Joe tells her about the win. She doesn’t believe it. She thinks that it is a mistake.

他在等他妻子起床。当苔丝起来后，乔告诉她得奖了。她不相信。她认为这是一个错误。

Joe stops his work. Tess has a hairdressing salon with her sister. She must think about what to do.

乔停止了工作。苔丝和她的妹妹共同经营一个美发店。她要思考怎么做。

The couple have two children. They want to travel. They will visit their family and friends in different countries.

这对夫妇有两个孩子。他们想去旅行。他们将去探访他们在不同国家的亲朋好友。

Notes:

1. lottery：n. 彩票抽奖。

2. think about：认真思考。

3. hairdressing salon：美发店，如果加上“美容”则可以表达为hairdressing and beauty salon。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

What will they do after the win?