"bad luck caused his downfall" "we ran into each other by pure chance"
"it was my good luck to be there" "they say luck is a lady" "it was as if fortune guided his hand"
"whatever my fortune may be" "deserved a better fate" "has a happy lot" "the luck of the Irish" "a victim of circumstances" "success that was her portion"
误 He did a fortune in the coal and iron business before he went into politics.
正 He made a fortune in the coal and iron business before he went into politics.
析 表示“发财”用make a fortune,其中动词不能用do。
他在石油行业发了财。误 He made fortune in oil.
正 He made a fortune in oil.
析fortune作“钱财”“财产”解时一般为可数名词,所以fortune前要加上不定冠词a。