It stalks the characters, cropping up in chance remarks, in song lyrics, engraved on buildings.

它在小说人物中蔓延，在偶然的话语中突然出现，夹杂在歌词中，印刻在建筑物上。

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I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors.

我知道我能在小联合会中做些什么，我只是想要一个在大型职业总会中证明自己的机会。

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Seeing his chance, Dennis moved in for the kill.

看到机会来了，丹尼斯伺机而动。

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And when the anchorman was not in front of the camera, there was a good chance he was on his boat.

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This is Hobbes' answer to Machiavelli's famous call in chapter 25 to master fortuna, to master chance or luck, fortune.

这就是霍布斯对马基雅维利那句有名号召的答案,那个号召在第25章中，说的是要掌控命运，掌控机会，掌控运气，掌控时机。

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In fact, you're just a bit better than chance but you are better than chance at telling sexual orientation.

但你猜对的几率只比碰运气好一点点,猜对性取向的几率要比碰运气好一点点。

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Multiply a 1 in 2 chance that Ohio picks the winner by a 1 in 2, 900 chance that each vote in that state is decisive and you get the 1 in 5, 800 chance.

FORBES: What Are the Odds That Your Vote Will Count?

Even so, the change in the chance of finding a job adds up to far more people than the change in the chance of losing one - which is mainly why unemployment is going up.

BBC: Go Figure: How likely are you to lose your job?

Studies have shown that people are much more likely to buy insurance or invest in protective measures if an event such as a hurricane that has a 1 in100 chance of occurring next year is presented as having a greater than 1 in 5 chance of happening at least once in the next 25 years.

FORBES: Improving Insurance Decision Making