chance

I didn't get/have a chance to speak to her.

我没有机会跟她说话。

If you give me a chance to speak, I'll explain.

要是你给我个说话的机会，我会解释的。

Society has to give prisoners a second chance when they come out of jail.

犯人出狱后社会必须再给他们一次机会。

He left and I missed my chance to say goodbye to him.

他走了，我失去了跟他道别的机会。

I'd go now given half a chance (= if I had the slightest opportunity).

要有丁点儿机会我现在就会走。

You'd have a better chance/more chance of passing your exams if you worked a bit harder.

你要是再用功一点，通过考试的可能性会大一些。

There's a good chance (that) I'll have this essay finished by tomorrow.

到明天我很可能会写完这篇文章。

There's a slim/slight chance (that) I might have to go to Manchester next week.

下周我也许得去曼彻斯特，不过可能性不大。

If we hurry, there's still an outside (= very small) chance of catching the plane.

要是我们抓紧，没准还能赶上飞机。

“Is there any chance of speaking to him?” “Not a/No chance, I'm afraid.”

“有可能跟他说话吗?”“恐怕一点都没有。”

I don't think I stand/have a chance of winning.

我觉得自己没有赢的可能性。

John thinks they're in with a chance (= they have a possibility of doing or getting what they want).

约翰认为他们有机会。

Her resignation has improved my chances of promotion.

她的辞职增加了我晋升的可能性。

What are her chances of survival?

她幸存的机会有多大？

What are the chances that they'll win?

他们赢的可能性有多大？

I'm delivering my work by hand – I'm not taking any chances.

我要亲手递送自己的作品——我可不想有任何闪失。

There's a chance of injury in almost any sport.

几乎任何体育运动都有受伤的危险。

Roulette is a game of chance.

轮盘赌是碰运气的游戏。

I got this job completely by chance.

我得到这份工作完全是偶然。

It was pure/sheer chance (that) we met.

我们的相遇纯属巧合。

We must double-check everything and leave nothing to chance.

我们必须把每件事都复核一遍，绝不能心存侥幸。

Are you Hungarian, by any chance?

你或许是匈牙利人？

Could you lend me a couple of pounds, by any chance?

你能不能借我几英镑？

You wouldn't, by any chance, have a calculator on you, would you?

你或许没带计算器吧，是不是？

You'd be a fool to chance your life savings on a single investment.

你要是把一辈子的积蓄都放到一项投资上就是个傻瓜。

They chanced to be in the restaurant when I arrived.

我到的时候他们正好在餐馆里。

I chanced on/upon (= found unexpectedly) some old love letters in a drawer.

我偶然在抽屉里发现了一些旧情书。

Ten years after leaving school, we chanced on/upon (= unexpectedly met) each other in Regent Street.

毕业10年后，我们在摄政街偶遇。