改进题：The prospect of earning five thousand dollars a month had stimulated the sporting and commercial instinct of the villagers.

译文：村里人通过碰运气能每个月挣到五千美元。

改进题：The prospect of earning five thousand dollars a month had stimulated the sporting and commercial instinct of the villagers.

译文：村里人通过碰运气能每个月挣到五千美元。

改进的译文：眼看能每个月挣到五千美元，村里人人都动了碰运气和捞钱的念头。