lightning never strikes twice

意味

the same bad luck is unlikely to happen again

同じ不運が二度起こることはまずない.

例文

1. 1Our last camping trip was ruined by a broken tent, but lightning never strikes twice, so let's go again.
2. 2Tom broke his arm skiing last winter, yet he's going back, convinced that lightning never strikes twice.
3. 3Relax — your laptop crashed during your last presentation, but lightning never strikes twice.
4. 4Do you really believe lightning never strikes twice? My flight has been cancelled two years running.
5. 5We were burgled in May, and Mum insists lightning never strikes twice, yet she's bought an alarm anyway.

文法

決まったことわざで、独立した節として使い、that の後に置くことが多い。strikes は現在形のまま。長い形では twice の前に in the same place を加える。

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