有些人的运气吧,就总是那么好,好到让你都怀疑人生的那种......就拿我们老板 Bruce 来说,疫情严重那会儿他在美国过完圣诞节要回中国,说买机票还就抢着了,当时还劲儿劲儿地说“I just lucked into this.”而这回打疫苗他也不用回国,很幸运地在中国就打完了,之后还满脸幸福地跟我们炫耀 "I can say I really lucked out!"
看到这儿可能有的同学就迷糊了,他怎么一会儿说"luck into", 一会儿又说"luck out", 难道是他的运气来了又溜走了吗?其实不然哟,他所说的这两个俚语的意思可都是“交好运”哈,luck into 来到了好运气之中,自然是走运啦;而 luck out 并不是运气花完了,而是表示出于好运的原因。有点儿饶幸的味道在里面,就像我们所常说的“走了狗屎运”的意思。另外值得注意的是,这两个俚语大多是用过去时态来表达哟,毕竟是在传达已经交上了好运之后的感悟。
luck into (something)
幸运地获得,碰巧得到;
【En】to meet, acquire, become, etc., by good luck. 幸运地遇到、获得、成为等。to get something that you want by chance. 幸运地获得,碰巧得到。to happen to obtain, achieve, or enter into something primarily due to good fortune. 主要由于运气好而碰巧获得,达成,取得或成为某物。to find something by luck; to get involved in something by luck. 靠运气找到某物; 因运气而参与到某件事之中。
luck out
十分走运; 运气特别好; 饶幸成功;走运,交上好运(而获得某物)
【En】to be very lucky or fortunate; to experience particularly good luck. 非常幸运或吉利; 经历特别的好运。to be fortunate; to strike it lucky. 走运、交好运。gain success or something desirable through good fortune. 通过好运气获得成功或其他想要的东西。to gain success or a thing that was desired by chance; experience good luck. 偶然地获得成功或一件想要的东西; 经历好运。
【Immersion Scenario Listening 沉浸情景听力】
● Yeah, we really lucked out and got a parking space right in front.
是啊,我们真幸运,前面正好有个停车位。
● Look, half of the flights are canceled because of the snow, but ours is still on time. We really lucked out.
听着,因为下雪,一半的航班都被取消了,但我们还能准时。我们真的很幸运。
● I can say I really lucked out on that test last week. I didn't study very much for it, but I still knew all the answers on the test.
我得说,上星期那次考试我可真幸运。我都没有怎么念书,可是考试的时候我还是知道所有的答案的。
【Scenario Example 场景示例】
● She lucked into a great job.
她幸运地找到了一份好工作
● I lucked out and got tickets for tonight's baseball game.
我运气好,买到了今晚棒球比赛的票。
● I lucked into this apartment on the very day I started looking.
刚好就在我开始找房子的那天,就有幸碰上了这间公寓。
● We lucked into tickets for the World Cup finals.
我们幸运地弄到了世界杯决赛的门票。
● We lucked out and found the same rug for half the price.
我们运气好,找到了同样的地毯,只花了一半的价钱。
● I really lucked into a wonderful graduate school program. I have the most amazing group of professors and peers!
我真的很幸运进入了一个很棒的研究生院项目。我有一群最棒的教授和同学!
● We lucked into some free tickets to The Rolling Stones when my wife's coworker suddenly wasn't able to go.
当我妻子的同事突然不能去时,我们幸运地得到了一些滚石乐队的免费门票。
● We lucked into a good deal on a used car.
我们运气好,买到了一辆二手车。
● The Giants really lucked out in last night's game.
巨人队在昨晚的比赛中很走运。
● I really lucked out when I ordered the duck. It's excellent.
我点了那只鸭子真幸运。太棒了。
● I didn't luck out at all. I rarely make the right choice.
我一点运气都没有。我很少做出正确的选择。
● Nell and Dave lucked into a terrific apartment.
内尔和戴夫很幸运地住进了一间很棒的公寓。