Ghost of a chance 几乎不可能 机会渺茫 Philip had a ghost of a chance of getting into the school after he swore during the interview with the dean.Mike had a ghost of a chance of dating Katy since she only dated actors.Before the Olympics in 2004, people thought Asian men had a ghost of a chance to win a medal in track events.Definition: A very small chance.Etymology: Derives from the idea that ghosts are an insubstantial shadow, dates from the mid-1800s.***几乎不可能 机会渺茫 You have a ghost of a chance to make her quit. 让她放弃工作几乎是不可能的.Children hate vegetables and doctors and parents have a ghost of a chance to make them fall in love with them. 让孩子们喜欢上蔬菜机会很渺茫.(江山易改本性难移,改各种习惯太难了!)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSeparate sheep from goats:In order to separate the sheep from goats, Simon gave his 3 girlfriends 500 dollars to see how they would spend it.In order to separate the sheep from goats, the head doctor asked his students to all perform difficult surgeries.In order to separate the sheep from goats, the grandfather only allowed his charitable grandchildren to have inheritance.Definition: Separating good people from bad or unqualified people.Etymology: Term is biblical and refers to how the Christian god would separate people he liked and people who were bad. ***分辨好人与坏人 区分好坏/优劣The way people treat the young and the old is the best way to separate sheep from goats. 对待孩子和老人的态度是区分好人与坏人的最好的办法.The company had to separate sheep from goats. So they organized a series of tests for the newly recruited. 公司组织新人参加考试以分优劣.