中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴217
[误] Eight or nine out of ten you will not be able to finish the assignment in time.
[正] Ten to one you will not be able to finish the assignment in time.
注： “十之八九”表示“很可能”，相当于 probably，与英语的习惯用语 ten to one 意思相同。
