Who to thank for the word " serendipity" .

“机缘”一词的历。

If I'd had the chance, I would have finished what I'd begun.'

如果我机缘好的话，我本是能够完成已经开始做的事的。”

That is the best way to describe it – serendipitous!

用Serendipitous（机缘的）形容这件事情再贴切不过了！

Years later, by a strange quirk of fate, she found herself sitting next to him on a plane.

【quirk】许多年以后，真是机缘，她在飞机上发现自己就坐在他旁边。

We have no time to lose, and having no time we must scramble for a chance.

我们的光阴不能浪费，因为没有时间，我们必须争取机缘。

It was filmed by somebody who just happened to have a camera and was filming this.

那一幕 机缘 人录了下。

At the time it was unclear whether this was a chance phenomenon or whether the two were related.

当时人们不知道这是机缘还是两者间确实相关。

Accident has cast them amid certain surroundings, but they have always a nostalgia for a home they know not.

机缘把他们随便抛掷到一个环境中，而他们却一直思念着一处他们自己也不知道坐落在何处的家乡。

There he meets the perfect woman for him and they marry a short time later. It was pure serendipity!

在那趟列车上，他遇见了对于他说完美的女人，他们不久就结婚了。这纯粹是机缘！

He must needs strike out fire at once, with iron and flint; and did he die in his bed?

倘若机缘，仓促中用铁与燧石试着摩擦，火，就这样发现了，有野人因失火死在自己床上吗？

Do you have a story of serendipity to share with us? You can do so do in the Comments Section.

你有机缘的故事分享给我们吗？你也可以在评论区告诉我们。

I'm Rick Steves, venturing beyond Europe, to a land where there's no shortage of serendipity.

我是 Rick Steves，正在欧洲以外的地方冒险，去一个充满机缘的地方。

This is lightning in a bottle, and it's like a movie.

这简直是千载难逢的机缘，就像电影情节一般。你看到的是精心铺垫后的高潮迭起，一次又一次，而这次巨大的铺垫恰好落在了我的手中。

It was an accident, really. I mean, what were the chances?

这是机缘 真的 这可能性多小啊？

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

婚姻的幸福完全是机缘。

Then another bit of luck has him suddenly mixing with the big names of the Mafia.

随后，又一段幸运的机缘使他突然间与黑手党的大人物们混在了一起。

By lucky chance I escaped and returned home here, really I have had no bad intentions.

机缘下我逃了出，回到了这里，我确实没有什么恶意。

The concept of serendipity and essence is about finding fortunate outcomes where you least expect them.

机缘和本质的概念是关于在你最意想不到的地方找到幸运的结果。

By chance, Siberia bore the brunt once more, when a meteor crashed in the Urals on February 15th, injuring more than 1,000 people.

机缘，这次又是西伯利亚。2月15日，一颗流星一头撞入了乌拉尔，导致超过1000人受伤。

Connect the dots, Serendipity can be subtle, don't dismiss coincidences, as merely random, A recurring theme, in a documentary.

连接点，机缘可以是微妙的，不要忽视， 仅仅是随机的，一个反复出现的主题， 在纪录片中。