once in a blue moon

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  • na.〈非正式〉难得；罕见；千载难逢
  • Web难得一次；极少；千载难逢地

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〈非正式〉难得;罕见;千载难逢

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AllAll,〈非正式〉难得〈非正式〉难得,罕见罕见,千载难逢千载难逢,难得一次难得一次,极少极少,千载难逢地千载难逢地
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1.
How can you let such a golden opportunity to make big money slip through your fingers? It was an opportunity that comes once in a blue moon.
这样一个发大财的机会千载难逢，你怎么能眼睁睁地让它溜掉呢。
zhè yàng yī gè fā dà cái de jī huì qiān zǎi nán féng , nǐ zěn me néng yǎn zhēng zhēng de ràng tā liū diào ne 。
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2.
In recent years, we don't often get a chance to visit our grandparents. They live so far away. We get to see them once in a blue moon.
最近几年，我们很少有机会去看望祖父母。他们住的太远了，见一面真有千载难逢之感。
zuì jìn jǐ nián , wǒ men hěn shǎo yǒu jī huì qù kàn wàng zǔ fù mǔ 。 tā men zhù de tài yuǎn le , jiàn yí miàn zhēn yǒu qiān zǎi nán féng zhī gǎn 。
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3.
His parents are very strict with him and allow him to go out with his pals in the evening only once in a blue moon.
他的父母亲对他很严格，难得准许他和朋友们在晚上一起出去。
tā de fù mǔ qīn duì tā hěn yán gé , nán dé zhǔn xǔ tā hé péng yǒu men zài wǎn shang yì qǐ chū qù 。
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4.
Sally: Wow, this is really a chance once in a blue moon. Please invite me to go with you!
哇，这真是千载难逢的好机会。求求你邀请我跟你一起去嘛！
wa , zhè zhēn shì qiān zǎi nán féng de hǎo jī huì 。 qiú qiú nǐ yāo qǐng wǒ gēn nǐ yì qǐ qù ma !
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5.
Since our parents live so far away, recently we get to see them once in a blue moon.
因为父母住得比较远，所以我们近来很少和他们见面。
yīn wèi fù mǔ zhù de bǐ jiào yuǎn , suǒ yǐ wǒ men jìn lái hěn shǎo hé tā men jiàn miàn 。
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6.
And he said that only once in a blue moon does a dog's ear grow back.
而且他还说除非天下红雨狗才会再长出耳朵来的
ér qiě tā hái shuō chú fēi tiān xià hóng yǔ gǒu cái huì zài cháng chū ěr duo lái de
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7.
The most famous actors of the day. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon !
但是象这样的机会发生在蓝色的月球也仅一次！
dàn shì xiàng zhè yàng de jī huì fā shēng zài lán sè de yuè qiú yě jǐn yī cì !
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8.
It was an opportunity that comes once in a blue moon.
千载难逢的机会降临了。
qiān zǎi nán féng de jī huì jiàng lín le 。
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Once in a blue moon my wife and I eat at a very expensive restaurant.
我们夫妻俩很少上昂贵的餐厅吃饭。
wǒ men fū qī liǎ hěn shǎo shàng áng guì de cān tīng chī fàn 。
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10.
Such a chance comes once in a blue moon.
这样的机会极其难得。
zhè yàng de jī huì jí qí nán dé 。
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