Hat in hand
Touch wood
有志提高英文的小夥伴們
千萬不要錯過 收 聽 節 目
Meaning: Said after or before a confident statement, in order to prevent bad luck.
Origin: Apparently there is an old pagan belief that knocking on trees was good luck because that's where the spirits live. We also see it with wooden rosary beads and wooden crosses in the Christian faith.
A
Hopefully the traffic will be ok and we can get to the meeting on time; touch wood( otherwise, we will definitely be late for the meeting; touch wood.)
但願交通順暢,我們能準時趕上會議,上帝保佑!
B
Hopefully I won't be assigned to that job; touch wood.
保佑我別被派去做那份工作。
C
Touch wood; we won't need a spare tire.
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