Verb Master 動詞達人

【一天精通一單字】Luck

除了Good Luck, Bad Luck，還有哪些Luck?

「你簡直是狗屎運」，十一歲的哈利波特告訴我們怎麼說。

運氣除了「試」，可以「推」，還可以「騎」

運氣可以走進去Luck into，也可以走出來Luck out of，都是「走運」?

今天一次搞定Luck!

封面故事：
A runaway thief lucked into a tower and stumbled upon Princess Rapunzel.
跑路的小偷碰巧進入一座塔遇見長髮公主 (魔髮公主, 2010)

動詞片語一
Luck into/onto something，運氣好碰上

I lucked onto an opportunity for a job interview.
(運氣好讓我碰上面試的機會)
I lucked into a good deal on a used Honda.
(運氣好讓我買到一輛好的本田二手車)

動詞片語二
Luck Out，【美】走運、僥倖

 
I lucked out and got two seats for tonight’s game.
(我運氣好拿到兩張晚上球賽的票)

 
I just lucked out of a breath test.
(我剛剛運氣好躲過酒測)

【運氣試、推、騎】

試運：Try your Luck
死馬當活馬醫，碰碰自己的運氣
I’m going to cast the dice and try my luck.
(我要擲骰子試試自己的運氣)

推運：Push your Luck
得寸進尺、挑戰自己的運氣
I’m going to push my luck. Place all bets!
(我打算挑戰自己的運氣，全壓了！)

騎運：Ride your Luck
鴻運當頭、趁自己的好運
I’m going to ride my luck and win more.
(我要趁手氣旺，贏更多)

【運氣大全】
除了Good Luck, Bad Luck，還有幾種Luck？

Dumb Luck，狗屎運、瞎貓碰上死耗子

Sheer Luck，純粹運氣、純屬運氣
Five points will be awarded to each of you for sheer dumb luck.
你兩簡直是狗屎運，各得五分(哈利波特)

Hard Luck，衰運、屋漏偏逢連夜雨
I have had enough of hard luck today and I don’t want to hear your hard-luck stories.
(我今天衰了一天，不想再聽你衰的故事)

Rotten Luck，壞運
I've got nothing but rotten luck all day.
(今天一整天運氣都很背)

be in luck，走好運
You’re in luck.
(你運氣真不錯)

be out of Luck，走霉運
Sorry, you were out of luck.
(不好意思，你手氣真背)

Pot Luck(英)、Potluck(美)，自備餐點的聚餐

Take Pot Luck，碰運氣
典故：大家自帶餐點分享，能吃到什麼好康的就要各憑運氣，Take the potluck
I didn’t make a reservation so we will have to take pot luck.
(我沒有預定，所以我們只能碰運氣了)

小布希的媽媽芭芭拉名言
You don’t luck into things... You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunity.
「天下沒有湊巧的事，都是靠一步一腳印，不論是人脈還是機會」