Hope against hope? 抱一线希望
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>.""</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> "<span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>" <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="at">at</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>".</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="HOPE">HOPE</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="AGAINT">AGAINT</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="great">great</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="against">against</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="Odds">Odds</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="chances">chances</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="million">million</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="low">low</span>. <span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>.</p><p><span word="Sorry">Sorry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="okay">okay</span>?</p><p><span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> "<span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>" <span word="came">came</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cliches">Cliches</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Rogers">Rogers</span> (<span word="Ballantine">Ballantine</span> <span word="Books">Books</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, 1985), <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Phrases">Phrases</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="keenly">keenly</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="derives">derives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> (<span word="Romans">Romans</span> 4:18): <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span>, '<span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span>.'</p>
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