Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.
不过，在现实生活中，有时确实会出现一些巧合，这些巧合除了19世纪小说家外谁也不会相信。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 36 A chance in a million
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
pron. 任何人;任何一个;谁;
💡 any任何+one一个→任何一个
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
较年长的工人的适应能力和学习速度有时并不亚于其他任何人。
近义：any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
adj. 不可思议的;惊人的;难以置信的;未必可能的;
💡 in不+credible可信的→不可信的
"It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already."
真让人难以置信，她已经在那里待了一个星期了。
近义：unaccountable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unearthly, unprecedented, amazing
反义：likely, plausible, reliable, verisimilar, believable, colourable
n. 百年，一世纪;百个;（板球）一百分;<美>百元钞票;
💡 cent 表”百”; 十进制中表小数点的前缀
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
adj. 真的;真实的，现实的;事实上的;真诚的;
adv. 真正，实在;确实地;
n. 实在，现实;实数;
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考试考得一塌糊涂。
近义：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
反义：imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike