20．BuyingLotteryTickets

两个图表显示的是两个调查结果。图表一反映了北京、上海、广州三个城市里梦想有一天中500万的人的比例，平均为70％，图表二反映了中奖后，人们想做的事。

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Nowadays，moreandmorepeople，especiallyinbigcities，becomeinterestedinbuyinglotterytickets。Accordingtochart1，averagely70percentofthosepolledinthesurvey，heldinthethreebigcities，claimedtohavedreamedofwinningthebigprizeoffive－millionyuan。85percentofthosepolledinGuangzhouhadhadsuchadream，comparedwith65percentand60percent，respectively，inBeijingandShanghai。

Theattractionofbuyinglotteryticketsisobvious。Thewinnercangetthebiggestprofitforthefuturewithonlyasmallinvestment。Itrealizesthebeautifuldreamofeveryparticipant—tobericherandtoimprovelivingstandards。AsisshowninChar2，shouldtheywinabiglottery，81。3%ofpeoplewouldbuyanewhouse，61。7%wouldbuysavethemoneyfortheirkid’seducation。Andagreatproportionofpeoplesaytheywouldputthemoneyinthebankoruseitforinvestmentortouring。However，thisphenomenonhasalsocomeundercriticism。Someregarditasakindofgambling，whichispotentiallyaddictivebehavior。

Inmyopinion，buyinglotteryticketsisnotsobadassomepeoplethink。Instead，itisgoodforsocietybycreatingnewjobsandrepresentinganimportantsourceofcharityandsportscauses。Ofcourse，itisnotameansofmakingmoneyforindividualweshouldencourage，becausetheresultishardlypredictable。Therefore，weshouldtakeapositivebutcautiousattitudetowardslotterybuyingbehavior。