The first part (1 paragraph)

Part II (second paragraph)

Part III (paras. 3-9)

The fourth part (paragraph 10)

Central idea: By writing about his father returning the car to Cooper after winning the lottery, he praised this pure beauty in the world and advocated that people should be honest and trustworthy when they are alive.

Extended data

The day I won the lottery.

"The Day of Winning the Lottery" is a short story abroad. It is about a mechanic in a repair shop who accidentally won the grand prize, but bought the lottery ticket to his colleagues. After ideological struggle, he returned the grand prize to his colleagues. The author praised this honest quality.

He is recognized as the greatest mathematical science writer in contemporary America. He doesn't have a doctorate in mathematics, but his works can fascinate mathematicians. He used to be a fundamentalist, but now he is a great atheist; He is proficient in magic and is good at exposing all kinds of pseudoscience;

Some people complain that his criticism is harsh, dull and boring, but he is a shy and low-key person in life; His works lead readers around the world, but he himself lives in his home in northern California for many years and rarely goes out; He has written hundreds of books-perhaps only popular science writer Asimov can surpass him-including fairy tales! If I were asked to write the world's most famous popular science writers in 10 second, except carl sagan, isaac asimov and Richard Dawkins, this name would definitely appear on this list.

He is martin gardner, who is almost a household name in the United States.