So things that are hit or miss are often unsuccessful.

所以碰运气事情往往不会成。

This is a game of chance that Mr Smith is not guaranteed to win.

是一场碰运气游戏，史密斯先生不一定能赢。

Some of them, like Gerald, were new people seeking their fortunes.

有些人如杰拉尔德那样是到里来碰运气新人。

Making successful investments for me over the years has always been hit and miss.

多年来，对我来说，成投资一直都是碰运气。

A lottery is one such game of chance.

彩票就是样一项靠碰运气取胜游戏。

A jackpot is the most valuable prize in a game of chance.

头奖是靠碰运气取胜游戏中最有奖项。

It can be used when something good happens, such as winning a game of chance like the lottery.

它可以用于当有好事发生时，比如赢了如彩票类碰运气游戏。

I gulped. But, after a moment of thought, I was sure. " I think I'll take my chances."

我吞咽了一下。但是，思考了片刻以后，我决定了。“我想我会试着碰碰运气。”

How did we get to the point where people stopped using safe and effective protection against a disease, and decide instead to take their chances?

我们是如何发展到人们不再使用安全有效疾病防护措施，而是决定碰碰运气地步？

Now even if it looks a little " ballooney" and predicting the winner is a " toss- up" , no one competes " ballone" and losing could really " deflate" one's ego.

现在，即使它看起来有点怪，预测取得冠军是一个碰运气事，而输了比赛真很影响一个人士气。

We have another word, which is gullible, and if you simply place trust indiscriminately without making a judgement about whether the other person or institution is trustworthy then just trusting to luck as we say, is probably not a virtue.

我们还有另一个词轻信，而如果你不加选择地赋予信任，不去判断对方或机构是否得信任，那就是我们所说仅仅碰运气，可能并不是一个美德。