A group of workmates in Te Kuiti have been revealed as the lucky winners of $1 million from Lotto. Eight colleagues who started a Lotto syndicate last year were shocked to find out they had won the First Division prize in last week's Wednesday draw.

好运分享！新西兰Te Kuiti一家公司的八名同事合买彩票，中得乐透百万头奖！他们从去年开始合买彩票。其中一名同事惊喜地发现，他们中了上周三的乐透头奖。

Reveal：透露；揭示；显示；展示

Colleague：同事

Syndicate：企业联合；财团

Syndicate leader Melanie, who buys the tickets every week, was at the squash club that night when someone said a big prize Lotto ticket had been sold at Te Kuiti's New World. "I said: 'Oh, I got my ticket there this afternoon. I'll have to check it when I get home'.''

这个“彩票合买小组”的“负责人”是Melanie，她每周负责购买彩票。星期三晚上，她在壁球俱乐部听到有人说，在Te Kuiti的New World超市售出的彩票开出了大奖。Melanie说，“啊！我下午刚刚在那里买了彩票，我回家就去核对下中奖号码。”

Squash：壁球；挤压；咯吱声；南瓜属植物；（英）果汁饮料

But a friend and then other members at the club insisted she check the ticket then and there.

不过她的一个朋友和其他俱乐部的会员都坚持说，不如当场就核对下彩票吧！

Insist：坚持

The group had won $15 and a bonus ticket from the draw. Melanie then checked a bonus ticket they had won in the previous Lotto draw - and struck gold.

他们此前购买的彩票中了15纽币的现金，以及一张赠票（bonus ticket）。当晚，Melanie拿出这张赠票，开始核对中奖号码，简直无法置信、喜出望外啊！就是这张彩票中了头奖！

Bonus：奖金；红利；意外收获

Previous：先前的；以往的

"The words 'major prize winner' popped up on the screen and my heart started racing.”

“大奖得主”突然出现在屏幕上，我的心砰砰直跳，心跳加速。”

Major：主要的；重要的；主修的；较多的

Pop up：突然出现

"By this time we'd gathered a bit of a crowd at the squash club and everyone was just as nervous as I was. We read each number out loud one by one and when the last number was read out and they all matched, the whole club erupted in cheers.''

“当晚核对彩票时，俱乐部里每个人都和我一样紧张。我们大声读出每一个中奖号码，当读到最后一个号码时，我们发现所有号码都中了！全场都欢呼起来了。”

Gather：聚集；集合；搜集；积聚

Crowd：人群；群众；观众

Erupt：爆发；（岩浆、烟等）喷出；突然发生

Overwhelmed, Melanie fell to the ground. "I was in so much shock,'' she said.

Melanie兴奋地倒在了地上。她说， “我当时非常震惊。”

Overwhelmed：受宠若惊的，不知所措的

Overwhelm：淹没；压倒；压服；推翻

Melanie kept the good news to herself until Thursday morning, when she gathered her workmates to finally let them know of their good luck. "I was a blubbering mess. All I could manage to say was: 'We've won Lotto'. Everyone was jumping around and screaming. There were a lot of tears and a lot of hugs.'' Each member received $125,000, which Melanie said made the win even more special.

直到星期四早上，Melanie把“彩票合买小组”的同事聚集在一起，告诉他们这个幸运的好消息。“我当时头脑还是一片混乱，我说：‘我们中了乐透啦’。每个人都兴奋地跳起来，欢呼尖叫，彼此拥抱，有的甚至激动的都落泪了。” 据悉，每个人分得12.5万纽币奖金。

Blubber：嚎啕大哭，哭泣

Scream：（因伤痛、害怕、激动等）尖叫；（向某人或为某事）高声喊

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