Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.
不過，在現實生活中，有時確實會出現一些巧合，這些巧合除了19世紀小說家外誰也不會相信。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 36 A chance in a million
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 有時，間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反義：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
pron. 任何人;任何一個;誰;
?? any任何+one一個→任何一個
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
較年長的工人的適應能力和學習速度有時并不亞于其他任何人。
近義：any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
adj. 不可思議的;驚人的;難以置信的;未必可能的;
?? in不+credible可信的→不可信的
"It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already."
真讓人難以置信，她已經在那里待了一個星期了。
近義：unaccountable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unearthly, unprecedented, amazing
反義：likely, plausible, reliable, verisimilar, believable, colourable
n. 百年，一世紀;百個;（板球）一百分;<美>百元鈔票;
?? cent 表”百”; 十進制中表小數點的前綴
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為，蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
adj. 真的;真實的，現實的;事實上的;真誠的;
adv. 真正，實在;確實地;
n. 實在，現實;實數;
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考試考得一塌糊涂。
近義：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
反義：imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike