fortunately

副词 fortunately:

1. by good fortune
   同义词：fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have it

1. I had a narrow shave yesterday when I had a puncture on the motorway, but fortunately I was able to keep the car in control until I could pull over and stop.
   昨天在公路上行驶时，我的车轮胎被戳破了，我真是死里逃生，幸好我能控制住车直到停下。
2. I thought his mother had died, but fortunately I met someone who'd actually seen her that morning in the hospital and he set me right before I sent off my letter of sympathy.
   我以为他母亲已去世，幸亏在我寄出吊唁信之前，我碰到了一个那天上午还在医院里见过她母亲的人，他使我避免了这场误会。
3. All we need say is that fortunately we did not listen to him.
   我们需要说的只是幸亏我们没有听他的话。
4. Fortunately the pilot bailed out before the plane crashed.
   飞机坠毁之前，驾驶员幸运地跳伞了。