My opponent has the experience of studying abroad.So English is a piece of cake for him.
我的对手有留学经历,所以英语对他来说是小菜一碟。
Well,you don't have a prayer of beating your opponents.
哦,你击败对手的希望落空了。
I don't think I have a prayer to be chosen for the job.
我觉得这次面试可能没戏。
Don't be so pessimistic.
别那么悲观。
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I failed the interview.
I don't have a prayer.
Have a prayer是“对某事心存希望,祈祷某事成真”的意思,那么此处否定形式就是“希望落空,没有希望”的意思。如果某人don't have a prayer,那就是说就算求上帝也帮不上忙,可见形势相当糟糕,希望渺茫。如:She is now forty,and doesn't have a prayer of getting married.她现在40岁了,已经没希望出嫁了。