「lottery」は、一般的には運によって勝者が決まるゲームや抽選を指す英語である。日本語の「宝くじ」のように、購入した番号が抽選で選ばれた場合に賞金が得られるというシステムを指すことが多い。ただし、他の英訳と比較すると、特定の商品やサービスへのアクセスを得るための抽選を指す場合もある。
「win (勝つ)」、「draw (抽選)」、「ticket (チケット)」、「jackpot (大当たり)」などが「lottery」と一緒に使われやすい単語・表現である。これらはそれぞれ、「宝くじに当選する」、「宝くじの抽選」、「宝くじの券」、「大当たりの賞金」を意味する。
1. I won the lottery. (私は宝くじに当たった。)
2. The lottery draw will be held next week. (宝くじの抽選は来週行われる。)
3. He bought a lottery ticket. (彼は宝くじを買った。)
宝くじの当選者
宝くじを当てたい!
I wonder if I will win some public lottery.
I have never bought a lottery ticket before.
宝くじが当たればなぁ。
I wish I could win the lottery.
I won the lottery three times in a row.
まだ宝くじ買ってるの?
Are you still buying lottery tickets?
I don't think that I will win the lottery.
She wins the lottery.
There exists a slight chance to win the lottery.
I bought a lottery ticket on Friday.
I hit the drawing in the lottery.
I frequently bought lottery tickets when I was in Japan.
"Are you going to buy a lottery ticket?" "I don't think I'm lucky at gambling."
Apparently he won the lottery.
The number on the lottery card I had bought turned out to be the very next one to the winning number.
She was struck with the idea of winning the lottery.