世界上所有的工作归根到底都是销售，甭管你是在卖什么、卖给谁，只是形式上的区别罢了。而我们的外教 Tony 就是个销售达人，谈合作的成功率极高。有次我偷偷问他秘籍是什么？

人家就很朴实地回了我一句话：“I just thought I'd call on the off-chance anyway!”

看到这儿也许大家都懂了，哪儿有什么成功的秘籍啊，不过是勤奋罢了。Tony 刚才就用了一个短语来回答我~“on the off chance ”就是"抱着一线希望"的意思，也就是我们常说的"碰碰运气呗"。所以上面那句话他是在说"我只是想碰碰运气，打个电话试试呗。"

on the off chance

na. 抱着微弱的希望；微乎其微的可能；碰碰运气；万一、侥幸一试； 抱着一线希望；

【En】

if you do something on the off chance, you do it hoping for a particular result, although you know it is not likely.

如果你做某事碰运气，意思是你做这件事希望有一个特定的结果，尽管你知道这不太可能。

you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely.

你这样做是因为你希望它会成功，尽管你认为这是不可能的。

hoping that something may be possible, although it is not likely.

希望某事有可能发生，尽管它不太可能发生。

In the unlikely event.

在不太可能发生的情况下。

● I don't think she would go on a date with me, but on the off chance that she says yes, I'm going to ask her anyway!

我不觉得她能跟我约会，不过万一她要是答应了呢，我还是得去问问她！

● I came on the off-chance I'd see her.

我抱着能见到她的一线希望来了。

● I went to the theater on the off chance that there were tickets for the show left.

我去剧院碰碰运气，真希望那场戏的票还有剩下的。

● On the off chance that you get home before me, can you put the roast in the oven?

万一你比我先到家，你能把烤肉放进烤箱里吗?

● I applied for the job on the off chance that they might like me, but I didn't seriously expect to get it.

我怀着一线希望申请了这份工作，想着他们可能会喜欢我，不过我并没真的指望能得到它。

● On the off chance that it rains, we will postpone the competition until tomorrow.

万一下雨，我们将把比赛推迟到明天。

● You'll probably need to replace your washing machine, but on the off chance that I can fix it, let me open it up and take a look.

你可能需要换台洗衣机，但万一我能修好呢，先让我打开看看。

● I'm also going to watch his apartment on the off chance he goes back.

我还会监视他的公寓以防万一他返回去了。

● He had taken a flight to Paris on the off-chance that he might be able to meet Francesca.

他抱着可能会遇到弗朗西斯卡的一线希望乘飞机去了巴黎。

● I brought you here on the off-chance that she would come in.

我带你来这儿就是怕她会进来。

【Scenario Example 场景示例】

● I know it's supposed to stay dry tonight, but on the off chance of rain, please put the kids' bikes back in the shed anyway.

我知道今晚应该不会下雨，但以防万一下雨，还是请把孩子们的自行车放回棚里吧。

● There was also an American visitor, who had turned up on the off-chance of catching a glimpse of the princess.

还有一位美国客人，他是抱着想看一眼公主的侥幸心理找过来的。

● We didn't think we would get into the football game, but we went on the off chance.

我们原以为我们参加不了足球赛，但是抱着碰碰运气的想法我们还是去了，

● An additional reason for her attendance was the off-chance that she might find Darren there.

她出席的另一个原因是她可能会在那里找到达伦。

● I called at their house on the off chance that they'd let me stay, but they weren't at home.

我抱着一线希望打电话到他们家，希望他们能让我留下来，但他们不在家。

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