You'd have a better chance of catching the train if you took a bus to the station instead of walking.
如果你不是步行而是乘公共汽车的话,那你就比较有可能赶上火车。
I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
我刚下船,就被一个人截住,他向我兜售一枚钻石戒指。