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[Spoken English] 用a long shot表达“机会不大”

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岚の爱

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在英语里,如果我们说某事是“a long shot”,那么意思就是“实现此事的机会不大”。

I’m looking for a first edition of Alice in Wonderland for my mother’s birthday. I know it’s a long shot, but do you have one in stock?
My favourite football team is in the cup final at the weekend. I think we could win, but it’s a long shot.
We could ask the company to replace your broken smartphone for free. It’s a long shot, but it’s worth trying.
值得注意的是,还有一个与shot相关的短语“a shot in the dark”,其意思是“猜测”。



A: How old do you think I am?
B: I’ll take a shot in the dark and say 40.
xiangkanhaowen

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举报 只看该作者 沙发   发表于: 2019-04-26 0
I will give one more example of "a long shot":
I admit she's talented in many ways, but being a professional singer is really a long shot.
我承认她在许多方面都很有才干,不过要当一个职业歌手实在是不太可能。
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举报 只看该作者 板凳   发表于: 2019-05-07 0
First learnt the word "shot" as the meaning of "chance" from the musical Hamilton.
shot 作为“机会”意译还是从《汉密尔顿》学的~
I am not throwing away my shot (我不会错失良机)


a long shot 直译射程长 →打中的机会小→机会渺茫,很好玩的理解过程
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