《新概念英语》句型的灵活运用

1. The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year Celebrations were good. ( L29 )

句型解剖：sb’s chances of doing sth are good 某人做某事的可能性很大

该例句的后半部分，即“that引导的宾语从句部分，意思就是：他能离开医院回去过新年的可能性很大。其中“chances一词解释为“可能性；很有可能发生的事情，一般作复数。而句末的“good是修饰“chances一词，在这里作表语，引申为“（可能性）很大；如果是“可能性不大可以把“good 改成“remote或者是“slim。整个短语还能变形为：The chances that ……are good. 或者The chances are good that…… （其中that引导的是“chances一词的同位语从句）。

另外再补充些有关“chance作为“可能性的短语：

There is a chance of / that ……. 某事很有可能

There is a remote chance of / that……. 某事不大有可能

Chances are that……某事发生很有可能

The chances are ten to one that 事情十有八九会……

sb have a chance of doing sth 某人很有可能做某事

sb have no chance of doing sth 某人不大有可能做某事

sb’s chances of…… are greatly improved / increased某人做某事的可能性大大地增加了

sb’s chances of…… are greatly reduced某人做某事的可能性大大地减小了

另外，英语中的“odds一词也能用来表示“可能性代替“chances一词。具体例句参考下文最后两句例句。

联想运用：1) 看现在这种情形，他很有可能被吵鱿鱼。

Considering the current situation, his chances of being fired are good.

2) 根据我的经验，这种植物很少能有捱过冬天的。

According to my experience, the chances of the plant of surviving the winter are remote.

3) 比尔已经向哈佛大学申请助教职位，但他得到它的可能性很小。

Bill has applied to Harvard University for a teaching assistantship, but his chances of getting it are remote.

4) 因为她不是很富裕，他买得起这些服装的可能性十分渺茫。

As she is not rich, the chances that she will ever be able to afford such purchases are remote. ( 新概念第三册，L59)

可以改成——

As she is not rich, the chances are remote that she will ever be able to afford such purchases.

5) 因此，我到革命的中国的希望相当小了，然而我并没有放弃努力来争取一张护照，使我得以访问社会主义国家。

So my chances of getting to revolutionary China are pretty slim, although I have not given up my efforts to get a passport, which will enable me to visit the countries of Socialism.

6) 这天很有可能会下雨。

There is a chance of rain.

7) 那工人认为，如果他拆不开那台机器，那么很可能厂里的别的人也拆不开。

The worker held that if he was unable to take the medicine apart, the chances were that no other worker in the plant could, either.