运气

a game not worth the candle

不值得做的事

a gallery stroke 卖弄技巧的表演 | a game not worth the candle 不值得做的事 | a game of chance 靠运气的游戏

keep one's chin up

别灰心

You were just unluckpy你的运气真不好 | Keep one's chin up别灰心 | I feel terrible Idon't have the nerve to do it我感觉很糟糕,我没有勇气去做那件事

go it

拼命干, 莽撞

go into training\\从事练习 | go it\\拼命干, 莽撞 | go it blind\\盲目乱搞\\ 鲁莽从事, 蛮干\\ 碰运气

go it boots

[口]起劲地干,加油干

go it blind\\盲目乱搞\\ 鲁莽从事, 蛮干\\ 碰运气 | go it boots\\[口]起劲地干,加油干 | go it strong\\[俚]坚决行动\\ 拼命干, 过分地做\\ 夸大

I've been hard at it this semester

这个学期我一直很用功

7.Prejudice dies hard.偏见很难消除. | 8.I've been hard at it this semester.这个学期我一直很用功. | Chance 偶然;运气;侥幸

be down on one's luck

倒霉的时候,背运的时候

more's the pity 真不幸 | be down on one's luck 倒霉的时候,背运的时候 | no such luck 没这样的运气

luck up

走运

lucite 透明合成树脂 | luck up 走运 | luck 运气

luck up

交好运; 获得成功

luck in a bag [废]罕有的好运, 意外的好运 | luck out 运气特好; 侥幸成功; 逢凶化吉 倒透了霉, 遭到不幸 | luck up 交好运; 获得成功

wallow in money

[口]在钱里打滚, 非常富有

pour good money after bad 想捞回损失越发损失, 连老本都贴上 | wallow in money [口]在钱里打滚, 非常富有 | You pays your money and takes your choice. [谑]碰运气, 各取所需.

out of it

迷迷糊糊,昏昏沉沉,心不在焉

8. out in left field疯了 | 9. out of it迷迷糊糊,昏昏沉沉,心不在焉 | 10. out of luck运气不好

McKenna：麦肯纳(姓氏)

officers n.政府官员, 军官, 警官, 船长vt.指挥 | mckenna 麦肯纳(姓氏) | disappointing adj.使人失望的, 令人失望的

rapid：激流

他们穿过很多美丽的峡谷,绕过无数大瀑布(cataract)、激流(rapid)和瀑布(waterfall). 带着仅有的两艘船,和几乎完全耗尽的给养,剩余的六个人终于到达了维尔京河(Virgin)的摩门教定居点. 这里,是他们一百天探险的终点.