拉斯维加斯是一座由纯粹运气所主宰的城市。这座城市里的喷泉数不胜数,装满硬币的水池也到处可见。那些硬币有的被涉水走过去的人取走了,有的则被水流吸入滤水系统,最终去到了垃圾场。不过,大多数喷泉里的硬币都是被收集了起来,捐给慈善事业。碧堤半岛酒店每年捐给慈善事业的喷泉硬币金额就有12000美元(合78900元人民币)。而它还只是赌城里的一座酒店而已。将其它酒店一起算进去,每年可以得到的喷泉硬币数目可以达到6位数。(数据 But not all fountain owners donate their coins -- some use the money to defray the expense of maintenance. Take the Park Fountain in New York City's Bryant Park: Every three months, park workers gather the fountain's coins and turn the findings over to the Bryant Park Corp., a nonprofit that runs the green space. Although the tally is sometimes more than $3,000, it barely covers the cost of cleaning the fountain [source: Runyeon].
但不是所有喷泉拥有者都会将硬币捐掉,有的就会用这些钱支付喷泉维护费用。拿纽约市布莱恩公园的喷泉做例子:每隔三个月,公园员工就会将喷泉水池中的硬币收集起来,然后交给布莱恩公园公司,这是一家专门负责公园绿化的非营利性组织。虽然硬币总金额有时候会超过3000美元,但还是几乎无法覆盖喷泉清理的总费用。(数据 The practice of tossing coins into fountains likely began in ancient times, when people thought spirits lived inside them. If a person passed by a fountain, well or other water source without tossing in a coin, he or she would surely be followed by a bad luck. The tradition evolved into a more personalized act, and people began making wishes as they tossed coins into fountains and wells. Some coins are thrown into fountains in the hope the coin-bearer will be able to return to the fountain in the future. Whatever the reason, throwing a coin into a fountain is a practice seen all over the world.
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