Eztalk美语【85】grand prize 最大奖，第一特奖

Tim from purchasing arrives

Tim: Hey, Joice. What a coincidence! Our seats are right next to each other again!
Joice: Huh. I guess I'm just lucky...
Tim: Did you hear what the grand prize is this year? A two-week vacation to America!
Joice: Wow! Who donated that prize!
Tim: Funny that you should ask. Actually, it's from one of the companies I work with! You know, I work with some of the largest travel agencies¹ in Taiwan!
Joice: Oh...well, look! Here comes another dish! I think it's chicken.

coincidence (n.) 　
巧合
A: I just happen to have all the same classes as my ex-boyfriend. 我上的课碰巧跟我前任男友完全一样。 B: What an unfortunate coincidence! 真是不幸的巧合！

donate (v.) 　
捐赠
A: Your father donated one million dollars to our organization! 你父亲捐了一百万元给我们的机构！ B: He's a very generous man. 他是个很慷慨的人。

grand prize 　
最大奖，第一特奖

travel agency² 　
旅行社
A: How do you get such cheap airplane tickets? 你是怎么拿到这么便宜的机票？ B: I have a friend that works³ in a travel agency. 我有个朋友在旅行社工作。

采购部提姆到了

提　姆：嘿，乔伊丝。真巧！我们又正好坐在隔壁了！
乔伊丝：呃，大概是我运气好吧……
提　姆：你听说今年的头奖是什么了吗？两星期的美国假期！
乔伊丝：哇！那奖品是谁送的！
提　姆：你真是问对人了。其实，这是跟我合作的一家公司给的。你也知道，我跟一些台湾的大旅行社有往来！
乔伊丝：喔……快看！又要上菜了！我猜八成是鸡。

1 agencies   

n.代理( agency的名词复数 )；服务机构；（政府的）专门机构；代理（或经销）业务（或关系）

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations. 联合国有许多专门机构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The project is funded by the World Bank and other multilateral agencies. 这项计划由世界银行和其他多国机构资助。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。