2018考研英语双语阅读：扑克大王诞生 奖金800万美金

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        　　New Jersey man, 25, wins $8m at poker World Series
        　　扑克大王诞生，奖金八百万美金!
        　　A 25-year-old from New Jersey has won 8.1m dollars (6.2m pounds ) and
become the world poker champion at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
        　　25岁来自新泽西的他赢得了810万美元,在拉斯维加斯世界扑克赛中成为世界扑克冠军。
        　　Scott Blumstein told reporters afterwards that it was "just the best
feeling", but he was not motivated by the money.
        　　Scott Blumstein对记者说，我真的感觉很棒，但并不是因为丰厚的奖金。
        　　Mr Blumstein, who has a degree in accounting, plays online poker for a
living.
        　　Blumstein先生拥有会计学位，他在网上打扑克为生。
        　　This was the first year he competed at the 120,995-person live
tournament.
        　　这是他第一次参加现场有120,995人竞争的比赛。
        　　Each of the final nine men - who came from the US, France, the UK and
Argentina - was guaranteed a $1m win at least.
        　　来自美国、法国、英国和阿根廷的一直站到最后的9名男子每人至少有100万美元的奖励。
        　　As the winner, Mr Blumstein also walked away with a bracelet of gold and
precious gems, which spells out WSOP and the images of playing cards.
        　　作为奖励，Blumstein先生还获得了一副金手镯和一些珍贵的宝石，上面刻着WSOP的图标和扑克牌的图案。
        　　Mr Blumstein said: "I’m still in shock. I thought I would get even more
emotional ... but it’s just the best feeling, I can’t even put it into
words."
        　　Blumstein先生说:“我仍然十分激动，我想我可能还会更加激动……但我真的很开心，甚至无法用语言来表达。”
        　　A granddad from East Yorkshire in England won $2m by coming fourth in the
series on Saturday.
        　　上周六，来自英格兰东部约克郡的一位老人在这个节目中获得了200万美元的奖金。