slim chance

South and North China will continue experiencing unusually high temperatures until Wednesday, with a slim chance of rain in most parts, the national weather forecaster said on Sunday.

周日国家气象预报说中国南北方星期三之前都将持续高温，大部分地区降雨机会渺茫。

How can a slim chance ( 13) and a fat chance ( 14) be the same, while a wise man ( 15) and wiseguy ( 16) are opposites?

胖瘦截然相反，可后面跟着chance就都变成“机会渺茫”了；聪明人（wise man）改一个词，就沦落为自作聪明的人（wiseguy）。

Junior staff have only a slim chance of getting tenure.

初级职员得到终身职位的机会十分渺茫。

They all believed that he had a slim chance of success.

他们都认为他成功的可能性很小.

People who focus on failures of selling or take them too personally have a slim chance to make it to the top.

注重销售失败或太看重自己的人少有机会达到顶端。

There is only a slim chance, if any, for his success.

他成功的希即使有也渺茫.

Her slim chance for survival lay in finding a bone marrow donor.

她微弱的生存机会取决于找到合适的骨髓捐献者.

She has only a slim chance of passing the exam.

她通过考试的希望很渺茫。

The sheriff says there's a slim chance the men are still alive.

州长表示,他们幸存的几率十分渺茫.

The sheriff says there's a slim chance are still alive.

州治安官称,他们存活的可能性很小.

However, if they had obese friends there was a 15 percent chance they would slim down.

但是，如果他交了胖朋友，日后变瘦的几率就仅有15%。

Put it this way, we have slim chance of getting the licence in time.

另外一个说法是，我们及时取得牌照的机会很微。

a slim chance of success

成功的可能性不大

There's still a slim chance that he may become Prime Minister.

他仍然有一丝希望当上首相。