1. miss 错过
如果要表达“坐失良机”, 可以用miss the boat;
He said that he was very much regretted about having missed the boat.
他说他为错过那样好的机会而感到非常遗憾。
If you snooze, you lose! “如果你不注意,就错过良机了”。
miss the bus“错过机会”;
Do not miss the bus, I say.
千万别错过机会啊。
2. try 尝试
give sb a shot“给...机会”
give sth a shot“尝试”
I'll give you a shot.
我会给你一个机会的。
I'm not sure If I'll be able to help you with your homework , but I 'll give it a shot .
我不能确定能否帮助你写家庭作业。但是我会去试试的。
You're not really qualified for this job , but I like you ,so I'll give you a shot .
你不是很胜任这项工作。可我喜欢你。所以我会给你这个机会的。