Sentence pattern:
Do you by any chance know...?你也许知道……吧?
Note:
"by any chance"是一个插入语,意为“碰巧;或许”。
与"Do you know...?"相比,这个句型显得彬彬有礼,常用于向部熟悉的人或者陌生人询问情况。
另一个相似的句型是:"Do you happen to know...?"
This is a more polite and less demanding way to request information.用这个句型来获取信息,多了几分礼貌,少了几分苛刻。
Example:
1)Do you by any chance know Jim's e-mail address?
你也许知道吉姆的邮箱地址吧?
2)Do you by any chance know where the metting will be held?
你也许知道在哪开会吧?
3)Do you by any chance know how to say this word in Chinese?
你也许知道这个词用中文怎么说吧?