Eztalk美语【69】have a lucky year 幸运的一年

Robert: That's very nice. Is it for sale¹?
Master² Li: No. I never sell my artwork.
Robert: Really? Then what do you do with it?
Master Li: I give it away. Here, this one is for you.
Robert: Wow! Really? Are you sure? Now I'll have a lucky⁵ year!
Master Li: Remember, real³ luck⁴ must be created⁶ (by) yourself⁷, and then it cannot be given⁸ or taken away...

artwork (n.) 　
艺术品

罗　伯：真好。这是拿来卖的吗？
李大师：不是。我从不出售我的作品。
罗　伯：真的？那你都怎么处理呢？
李大师：我用送的。来，这一副给你。
罗　伯：哇！真的？你确定？这会儿我会有幸运的一年了！
李大师：记住，真正的好运要靠自己创造，这是给不了也夺不走的……

1 sale   

n.出售；卖出；廉售；贱卖

参考例句：

• The book will be on sale next month.这本书将于下个月上市。
• I got this hat on sale;it was very cheap.我在大减价时买到这顶帽子，价格很便宜。

2 master   

n.(男)主人，雇主；能手，名家，大师；[M-]硕士；v.精通，掌握

参考例句：

• He is studying for a master's degree at Dalian University.他正在大连大学攻读硕士学位。
• English is not easy to master.英语不易掌握。

3 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

4 luck   

n.运气，幸运，吉祥之物；v.侥幸成功

参考例句：

• I'll try my luck.我要碰碰运气。
• Good luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you.祝你好运！ 我们将为你祈祷。

5 lucky   

adj.幸运的，侥幸的，碰巧的，吉祥的

参考例句：

• Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
• You are a lucky dog.你真是个幸运儿。

6 created   

adj.创造的v.创造( create的过去式和过去分词 )；引起；造成；封

参考例句：

• Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
• Emergent democracies created markets that were ripe for exploitation. 新兴的民主国家创造了可供开拓的成熟市场。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

8 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。