若是遇到什么复杂情况，长辈们常常嘱咐我们要"见机行事"，"抓住了机会"就好办事，要是错过了机会，就只有慨叹"痛失良机"了。今天我们就来学学这三个词的表达。

1. 抓住机会 jump at the chance

Jump at the chance 的意思就是"（迅速地）抓住机会"，跳起来抓，是够迅速的，

比如：

When the lead singer became ill, Sheila jumped at the chance to replace her.

这个片语还有个很形象的变体，就是jump at the bait，看见有好处就跳上去了，比如：

They offered a large reward, hoping that someone would jump at the bait.

2. 见机行事 play something by ear

Play something by ear 的意思就是"见机行事"。这个片语来自于演奏音乐，说的是演奏家们不看乐谱，只凭自己的耳朵来演奏，后来引申为"to deal with a situation as it develops and without a plan 随机应变，见机行事"，

例如：

I'm not sure if I can go bowling or not, I'll just have to play it by ear.

不过呢，比较起来，英语的含义似乎没有我们汉语中这么强烈的感情色彩。

3. 痛失良机 Let something slip through one's fingers

没有抓住机会会怎样？就会"痛失良机"了，"让什么东西从你的手指尖溜走"就表示"痛失机会"，

例如：

You can't be more stupid! How could you let such a golden opportunity to make big money slip through your fingers? It was an opportunity that comes once in a blue moon. 　　

你真蠢！这样一个发大财的机会千载难逢，你怎能眼睁睁的让他跑掉那？

这里的 once in a blue moon 就是指"千载难逢"。
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