我們還可以說(shuō)"against the odds," 就是說(shuō)困難重重。美國(guó)參議院星期一開(kāi)始討論一項(xiàng)極具爭(zhēng)議的移民議案。美聯(lián)社報(bào)道說(shuō),即使議案在參議院勉強(qiáng)獲得通過(guò),"the measure would face long odds in the House," 意思是這項(xiàng)議案在眾議院也會(huì)遇到很大的阻力。好,今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞兒是odds...
1 odds
n.讓步,機(jī)率,可能性,比率;勝敗優(yōu)劣之別
參考例句:
The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她獲勝的機(jī)會(huì)是五比一。
Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道贏得一次彩票的幾率多大嗎?
2 lottery
n.抽彩;碰運(yùn)氣的事,難于算計(jì)的事
參考例句:
He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英鎊的獎(jiǎng)券。
They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他們認(rèn)為自己是變幻莫測(cè)的人生中的幸運(yùn)者。