In his book, Wiseman tells of an experiment he conducted using two people, Martin, who describes himself as lucky, and Brenda (not their real names), who believes she is not.

在他的书中，怀斯曼讲述了他实施的实验，实验用了两个人，形容自己很幸运马丁，和相信自己不走运的Brenda(不是他们的真名)。

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Whether it is looks, age, wealth or education, background, status or any other mundane criteria, by which the world measures human value, the message comes across clearly: she is lucky; he is not.

不管年龄、长相、财富或教育背景等这些世俗标准为何，也不管这世界如何衡量人类的价值，总之，这些祝福都清晰地传达着同一个讯息：她是幸运的，他却不是。

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The land lady told me some house rules. she said smoking in the room is not allowed and I agreed. in general, I feel very lucky to rent such a house to live in.

房东太太告诉我一些房子的规矩。她说房间内不允许吸烟，我同意。总的来说，能租到一套这样的房子来住，我觉得很幸运。

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Mantel, whose latest books are set in the Tudor court, is lucky she is not a character in one of her own books.

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Well this is one lucky Tiffany here, but she's not alone.

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Lucky for us, Alice is very open and communicative, and she does not have a problem with trust.

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