chance
1.chance后面接of或for和动名词或接不定式都可以，如a （或the）chance of（或for）doing it和a（或the）chance to do it。
2.chance后面可以接以that引导的从句。例如：There is little chance that he will pass the test.
3.The chances are that he will be the first to arrive today是“大约他今天将第一个到”。the和that有时都省去。例如：Chances are he will be the first to arrive today.
4.The chances are ten to one that he will pass the examination和The chances are a hundred to one that he will pass the examination都是“他几乎一定将考试及格”。注意汉语“十分之九”或“百分之九十九”不可直译作The chances are nine to one（或ninety-nine to one）that ...
5.He chanced to be there when I arrived里的chanced不及happened普通。
