“Chance would be a fine thing” 字面上的意思是“要是能有这个机会就好了”，实际上它暗示虽然非常希望某件事能发生，但几乎没有可能。

【例句】
Chance would be a fine thing. I have to pick up my children from school.
要是能有这个机会就好了，我得去学校接孩子。

To winkle out a few better examples, I asked on Twitter if anyone would admit to earning too much. The response: zero. Chance would be a fine thing, someone tweeted.
为了找出几个更好的例子，我在推特上问是否有人会承认自己赚得太多。回应：零。有人在推特上写道：“可惜没有机会。”