Question

有个英语翻译不太明白

The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.为什么这里的机会是复数形式 还能有多少机会吗 celebration也是复数形式不理解我觉得这样写才对啊The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chance of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebration was good.

Answer 1

与were good 关联的主语是chances, 因为主语是复数， 所以用 were.
为什么是复数而不是单数？这是英语词性所致。单数表示：机会， 复数表示：可能性

Answer 2

补充
celebration [C] a special social event, such as a party, when you celebrate something 这个时候可数 比如说There were lively New Year celebrations all over town.

Answer 3

（各种)庆祝活动

Answer 4

如果你仅仅是做阅读题的话，没有必要纠结这些东西！如果是改错的话，看是不是还有其他的错误。主谓一致就行了，还追究它有什么意义呢？

Answer 5

是的，他可能有很多次离开医院的机会。因为不能确定是一次，所以要写多次。