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Question问：
What is difference between ‘possible’ and ‘probable’?
“possible”和“probable”有什么区别?
Answer答：
Possible means “able to be done; able to happen or exist.” Probable means “likely to happen or be true but not certain.”
Possible意为“能够做到;能够发生或存在的。”Probable的意思是“可能发生或者是真的，但是不确定。”
If something is possible, it can happen. But possible does not mean that something will happen for certain or even that it is very likely to happen. If there is a 10% chance of rain today, it is possible that it will rain. It could rain, but there is a 90% chance that it will not rain.
如果某事是possible（可能的），它可能会发生。但是possible（可能）并不意味着某事一定会发生，甚至不意味着它很可能发生。如果今天有10%的机会下雨，就有可能（possible）下雨。可能会下雨，但有90%的可能性不会下雨。
If something is probable, there is a good chance that it will happen, but it is not certain. If there is a 90% chance of rain today, it is probable [=it is likely] that it will rain.
如果某件事很可能发生（probable），意思是它很有可能发生，但不是肯定的。如果今天有90%的机会下雨，很可能（probable）会下雨。
Here are more examples:
下面是更多的例子:
· It is possible for the car to [=the car can] reach speeds of more than 120 miles per hour.
· 这辆汽车有可能达到每小时120英里以上的速度。
· He hoped to retake the test but the teacher said it is not possible [=he cannot retake the test].
· 他希望重新参加考试，但老师说这不可能。[=他不能参加考试]
· It’s possible to see Venus with the naked eye [=without a telescope] if the sky isn’t cloudy.
· 如果天空不是多云的话，不用望远镜就可以用肉眼看到金星。
· The police think it is probable that the burglar lives in the area. [=It is most likely that the burglar lives in the area.]
· 警方认为窃贼很可能就住在这个地区。[=窃贼非常可能就住在这一带。]
· The weather is clear today so it is probable that you will be able to see the eclipse. [=You will likely see the eclipse.]
· 今天天气晴朗，所以很可能你能看到日食。[你可能会看到日食。]
· It is possible that we will make it to school on time but it is not probable. [=We might make it on time if we hurry but it is not likely—it is probable that we will be late.]
· 我们按时到学校是有可能的，但不太确定。[如果我们快点的话，我们可能会准时到达，但这是不确定的——我们很可能会迟到。]
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