“- Any luck? - Not a hope. She's halfway to London by now.”
—追上了吗?—没戏了。她这会儿都到伦敦半路了。
一问一答,两句短的就把追捕判了死刑,认命的语气比抱怨更传神。
Not a hope. She's ... by now.
判断某事已经来不及、劝人别抱希望时用,语气冷。
No chance. She's long gone by now. / Not a chance. She'll be there already.
口语
Not a 连读,重音落在 hope 和 London。
Not a hope. The last train left twenty minutes ago. 没戏了,末班车二十分钟前就开走了。
