名詞可能，可能性; 希望，可能發(fā)生的事物
possibility
名詞impossibility
名詞
1. There is a good possibility of rain tonight.
今晚很可能要下雨。
2. He is a man of possibilities.
他是一個有發(fā)展前途的人。
3. possibility
3. There is no possibility of his coming.
他不可能來。
4. Let's consider the possibilities.
讓我們來討論一下可能發(fā)生的事。
5. The new invention contains wonderful possibilities.
新發(fā)明具有極好的未來。
做生意
A：We’re looking for a manager to run the new branch office.
我們正在找一位經(jīng)理來管理新的分公司。
B：Where is the branch office?
分公司在哪里？
A：It happens to be very close to your home. We were actually hoping that you might want to fill the position.
真巧，它離你家特別近。我們真的希望你能擔任這個職務。
B：I’d have to think about it. How many people would I be managing?
我得考慮一下，我將會管理幾名員工呢？
A：It will start off small, with only about 10 employees.
公司剛開始運營時規(guī)模比較小，大概有10 名員工。
B：That is quite small.
那確實很小。
A：Are you interested?
你感興趣嗎？
B：I guess. I do like the office I’m working in now, but it would be nice to work closer to my home.
我想是的。我很喜歡現(xiàn)在工作的地方，但如果能離家近些也不錯。
A：Your salary would remain the same, but if you do a good job, I think there’s a possibility of a promotion down the road.
你的薪水保持不變，如果工作業(yè)績好，還有升職的可能。
B：Really?
真的嗎？
A：Yes. The reason we chose you is because you’re the best manager we have. We need someone who can organize the new office and make it run well.
是的，我們之所以選擇你，就因為你是現(xiàn)在的最好的經(jīng)理。我們需要一位有很好的組織能力并且能使公司良好運營的人。
B：So this isn’t a demotion?
這不是降職吧？
A：Oh, no, it’s quite the opposite!
不是，恰恰相反。
B：Well then, when should I start?
那好吧，什么時候開始上班？
A：So you’ll do it?
你決定做了嗎？
B：Sure.
當然。
A：Great! We’ll send some people over to move your things tomorrow. You can have a long weekend and then start at your new office on Monday.
太好了！我們明天就派人給你搬東西。你可以休息一個長周末然后周一就在新的地方上班了。
表達思想和觀點
A：Have you made a decision about your job yet?
關于你的工作，你做了決定了嗎？
B：Not yet. I’m still considering my options.
沒有，我還在考慮我的選擇。
A：What are they?
什么選擇?。?/p>
B：I can stay at my current job and hope that they give me a promotion soon.
我可以還做現(xiàn)在的工作，但希望他們很快給我升職。
A：Or?
或者呢？
B：Or I can take the new job for less money and more responsibilities and hope that they give me a raise soon.
或者我選擇少掙點錢但責任更大的工作，而且希望他們能很快給我加薪。
A：So what is more important to you, money or a challenge?
那什么對你更重要呢，錢還是挑戰(zhàn)？
B：I’d rather find my work challenging than make a lot of money. But there is the possibility that I could be challenged at work and make more money.
與掙很多錢相比，我更希望工作具有挑戰(zhàn)性。但是既有挑戰(zhàn)又能掙很多錢的工作也是有可能的。
A：I think I know what you’re going to decide.
我覺得我知道你會怎么決定了。
B：What?
什么？
A：Well, I don’t think you’re a risk-taker. That’s all I’m going to say.
嗯，我不覺得你是是個敢于冒險的人，這就是我想說的。
B：Do you think I should be?
你覺得我應該冒險嗎？
A：I’m not going to tell you what to decide. You have to make the decision for yourself.
我不會告訴你做什么決定。你應該自己決定。
B：Do you think I should take more risks?
你覺得我應該更加冒險嗎？
A：I’m not saying anything else. If give you advice and it doesn’t turn out well, then you’ll blame it all on me!
我不會說其他的了。如果我給了你建議，但如果并不好， 你會全怪我的！
B：No, I won’t.
不，我不會的。
A：Yes, you will.
你會的。
B：No, I promise that I won’t blame you.
不，我保證不會責怪你的。
A：I’d like to see that in writing!
我希望你能把這些話寫下來！
1. 的可能：因為微軟公司在操作系統(tǒng)市場上存在壟斷力,其商業(yè)行為方式是反競爭的;撤消企圖壟斷違法,因為認定的壟斷瀏覽器市場是不正確的,對于瀏覽器競爭者的進入阻礙也是推測性的,而非現(xiàn)實的可能(possibility發(fā)回重審搭售行為,
2. 概率：不確定性可以被認為是一個或幾個事件(結果)發(fā)生的概率(possibility)分布. 因此,每一個事件的發(fā)生都應該對應著一定的概率. 為了研究風險,對未來結果及其發(fā)生的概率就應該有一個精確的描述. 但是從風險管理的實踐角度來講,
1. 可能性；可能
If you say there is a possibility that something is the case or that something will happen, you mean that it might be the case or it might happen.
possibility的反義詞
e.g. We were not in the least worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth...
我們以前完全不擔心吃糖果有可能會蛀牙。
e.g. Tax on food has become a very real possibility.
極有可能征收食物稅。
2. （一種）可能；可能的事
A possibility is one of several different things that could be done.
possibility的意思
e.g. The government now owns a lot of our land — one possibility would be to compensate us with other property...
政府現(xiàn)在占了我們的大量土地，一種可能是用其他地產(chǎn)來對我們作出補償。
e.g. There were several possibilities open to each manufacturer.
每個制造商都可以有幾種不同的選擇。
3. 可能的事；能做到的事
You can say 'It is not beyond the realms of possibility' or 'It is not beyond the bounds of possibility' when you are stating something that you believe is possibly true, but which other people might consider unlikely or impossible.
e.g. It's not beyond the realms of possibility that the security services do bug important public figures.
安全部門完全有可能竊聽重要公眾人物的談話。