迷你對話學地道口語第1868期:僥倖成功,意外獲勝

第一，迷你對話

A: John, how will you comment on the game?

約翰，你怎麼評價這次比賽？

B: Er... I only won over my opponent by a fluke.

啊……我只不過是僥倖戰勝了對手。

A: You mean he's a very challenging rival?

你是說他是一個非常具有挑戰性的對手？

B: Yeah. I have to practice more in the future.

是的，今後我需要更加努力地訓練。

第二，詞海拾貝

fluke

exp. Thing that is accidentally successful; lucky stroke in a game（僥倖的成功，在比賽中僥倖擊中）

e.g. Passing the exam was a real fluke he didn't work for it at all.

他考試及格實在是僥倖, 因爲他根本沒下過功夫。

e.g. That shot was a sheer fluke.

那完全是靠僥倖擊中的。

e.g. They are determined to show that their last win was no fluke.

他們決心證明他們上一次的勝利並非僥倖。

e.g. It was a sheer fluke that no one was hurt in the bomb blast.

沒有人在炸彈爆炸中受傷純粹是僥倖。

第三，語彙積累

1. comment on: 對......發表評論

e.g. He did not comment on what I said.

他對我的話未作評論。

e.g. Downing Street has so far refused to comment on these reports.

英國政府對這些報道迄今不予置評。

e.g. We often comment on current events.

我們經常對時事發表評論。

2. win over someone：說服......，獲得對......的勝利，爭取得到......

e.g. If they think they are going to win over us by refusing to make any concession, they are mistaken.

要是他們認爲只要拒絕作任何讓步就可以取得對我們的勝利，那他們就錯了。

e.g. Win over all who can be won over.

爭取一切可能爭取的人。

e.g. No doubt, he came to make a fresh attempt to win over Mike to the unholy alliance.

沒有問題，他這一次來，一定是想再設法說服Mike來加入這見不得人的聯盟。

3. in the future：今後，將來

e.g. He always puts his faith in the future.

他對未來總是抱有信心。

e.g. You should devote yourself to mathematics in the future.

將來你應該獻身於數學。