English @ the Movies: 'Leaving To Chance'

source: VOA Learning English         2018年4月27日

English @ the Movies: 'Stand A Chance'

source: VOA Learning English     2017年10月6日
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# stand a chance (of doing something): to have a chance of doing something. 
Do you think I stand a chance of winning first place? Everyone stands a chance of catching the disease.
Have a possibility or a hope of success, as in Do you think Mary stands a chance of finishing the marathon? or I think we stand a fair chance of seeing the Queen arrive at Buckingham Palace. This idiom was first recorded in 1796.
(source: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stand+a+chance)

Let's Learn English Lesson 52: Taking Chances

source: VOA Learning English   2017年4月24日
Anna is on a talk show to tell us about her new career move. She looks back at the chances she took in the past year and plans for the future. Will she stay in Hollywood or come back to live in Washington, D.C.?
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