Chance
and opportunity
(a)
Chance of
-ing
Мы говорим:
`someone
has a
(good) chance of
doing something' (чтобы сдать экзамен, победить
в матче и
т.д.):
- Do you think I
have a chance of passing the
examination?
- We
have a very good
chance of winning the
match.
Мы также можем
сказать
any/no/little/much chance:
- I
don't think I have much chance of
finding a job.
- He has
no chance of passing the
examination.
Мы также можем сказать
`stand a chance of
doing
something':
- He
doesn't stand a chance of
passing the examination.
Мы также можем сказать
`What are the chances
of
something
(happening)?':
-
What are the chances of success?
-
What are my chances of passing the
examination?
Мы также можем сказать
`there is a chance of
something happening' или `there is a
chance
that
something
will happen':
-
Is there any chance of you
lending me some money
until tomorrow?
-
There is a chance that I'll be late home this
evening.
(b)
Chance to do
something
Мы употребляем
`chance
to do
something' когда
слово chance
означает время или
возможность
сделать что-то.
(`Chance of
-ing' - менее
употребительно в данном
значении.)
- `Have you read
the book I lent you?' `No, I haven't had a chance
to
look
at it yet.' (= I haven't had time / an opportunity to look at
it)
- We
didn't have much chance to talk to each other
when we last met.
(=
we didn't have much time/opportunity to talk)
- These
days I don't get much chance to watch
television. I'm too busy.
(c)
Opportunity
Обычно мы говорим
`opportunity to do something'
(выражение opportunity of
-ing
также
употребимо):
- I have
the opportunity to study in the United
States for a year. Do you
think I
should go? (=
the chance to study)
- After
the lecture there will be an opportunity to ask
questions.
Вы можете
сказать
any/no/little/much/plenty of/
more
opportunity:
- Do you
have much opportunity to speak English?
(=
much chance to speak)
- We
live near the mountains, so we have plenty of opportunity
to go
skiing.
Не
говорите
`possibility to do
something':
- I had
the opportunity to study in
Canada.
(но
не `possibility
to study')
