28年后，他兑现了承诺…………

本文由余顺平老师编译自CNN

Years ago, Thomas Cook and Joseph Feeney made a pact: if either of them ever won the lottery, they'd split the winnings. Then they shook on it.

多年前，托马斯·库克和约瑟夫·费尼达成了一项协议：如果他们中的任何一个中了彩票大奖，他们将平分奖金。然后握手庆贺取得一致。

Twenty eight years later, Cook kept his word.

二十八年后，库克信守诺言。

The Elk Mound, Wisconsin, man won a whopping $22 million playing the Powerball.

这位来自威斯康星州的男子，在强力球彩票游戏中赢得了高达2200万美元的奖金。

And true to his word, he reached out to his old fishing buddy Feeney.

他信守承诺，联系到了和他一起钓鱼的老朋友费尼。

The two friends had been buying tickets every week and were stunned their luck finally came around.

这两个朋友每周都买彩票，没想到他们的运气终于到来了。

After reality set in, Cook did what any hard-working American would do : he quit his job!

中奖之后，库克做了所有辛勤工作的美国人一样的决定：他辞掉了工作！

He's now enjoying the retired life alongside Feeney, a retired firefighter.

他们现在一起享受退休生活，费尼是一名退休消防员。

The pair chose the cash option of $16.7 million, which means they each took home about $5.7 million after taxes.

两人选择了领取1,670万美元的现金，这意味着他们每个人税后各得到大约570万美元。

So, what big plans are these two friends hatching now? The answer is simple: Spend more time together.

那么，这两个朋友现在正在盘算什么大计划呢？答案很简单：花更多的时间在一起。

The longtime friends and their wives took a road trip some time ago, and they plan to do it again.

这两位老朋友和他们的妻子前段时间开车进行了一次长途旅行，他们计划再次一起旅行。

But this time, instead of a Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible, they'll be rolling out in something more stylish.

但是这次，他们不会再开克莱斯勒PT漫步者敞篷车，而会选择一辆更时尚的车。

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