" I was standing by a minute, on the chance of company" .

" 我站在一旁，有机会陪伴" 。

He hoped it would lead to a basis for negotiations but he refused to speculate on the chances of success.

他希望这能为谈判奠定基础，但他拒绝推测成功的可能性。

He doesn't know very much about Tom, though he says he's read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name'.

他对汤姆的情况不太了解，虽然他说他有好几年天天看一份芝加哥报纸，希望碰巧可以看到黛西的名字。"

I do assure you that I am not one of those young ladies (if such young ladies there are) who are so daring as to risk their happiness on the chance of being asked a second time.

那真太奇怪了。老实跟你说，如果世上真有那么胆大的年轻小姐，拿自己的幸福去冒险，让人家提出第二次请求，那我也不是这种人。