Success always seems as inevitable in retrospect as it is elusive when sought.

人们回的时候，总觉得成功本来是十拿九稳的，而在追求成功时，它却虚无缥缈。

" I'd have that Apparition Test in the bag."

“那么幻影显形考试就十拿九稳了。”

So, imagine you're negotiating a contract and you said it's in the bag. Right?

象一下正在谈判一份合同，说这是十拿九稳的。

His re-election was once seen as a sure thing.

他将连任这件曾被认为是十拿九稳的。

I'm so sure of this play, I just bet Barkley my car.

十拿九稳，我刚跟巴克利赌上了我的车。

" You don't know how secure of immortality they all looked thirty years ago" .

" 不知道，三十年前，他们看上都十拿九稳地会流芳百世。"

It seemed to be in the bag because they got so many views on the advert.

这似乎是十拿九稳的，因为广告的浏览量太大了。

The deal's in the bag, kid.

这笔生意已经十拿九稳了 孩子。

Will you get band 7? - It's in the bag.

能拿7分吗？- 十拿九稳。

Melanie knew she had Ashley securely, so she could well afford to show such a Christian spirit.

媚兰以为她对艾希礼已经十拿九稳了，所以才乐得炫耀一下这种基督精神。

I was a shoo-in for Cal and UC.

我被加州大学和加州大学伯克利分校录取是十拿九稳的。

It's a slam dunk, which is wonderful if you know those sports.

这是十拿九稳的，如果懂那些体育术语的话，这真是太棒了。

You told me I was a shoe in.

告诉我那是十拿九稳的。

Unless you like being a seven out of a 10.

除非喜欢当一个十拿九稳中的七。

Sounds like a slam dunk to me.

听起来对我来说就是十拿九稳的。

Success was not guaranteed, and they didn't even make revenue.

成功并非十拿九稳，他们甚至没有产生收入。

It wasn't a sure thing that he would actually make it to Canada this season.

他这个季节能否真的来到加拿大，并非十拿九稳。

Once you get your maths degree, you'll be a shoo-in for GCHQ.

一旦拿到数学学位，进入英国政府通讯总部（GCHQ）就十拿九稳了。

At first I thought it was a slam dunk that Demarcado would handle short yardage.

起初，我以为德马卡多在处理短码数进攻时会轻松自如，简直是十拿九稳的。

Well, we have a bird in the hand.

我这方已经十拿九稳了。