这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。

It now seemsaprobabilityratherthan just a possibility.

“我会得到共和党提名的，”他向我保证，“这是十拿九稳的事。”

'I'll get the Republican nomination,' he assured me. 'It's in the bag.'

看到他到处受欢迎的样子，他们觉得他当选是十拿九稳的。

Judging by the enthusiastic reception given him everywhere, they felt that his election was in the bag.

这笔生意十拿九稳赚钱。

This is a business that is sure to make money.

这件事情我们十拿九稳。

We have the matter well in hand.

这一次出现的机会极为难得，他满以为十拿九稳哩

This time the opportunity presented what he fatuously termed to himself a 'cinch'.

你很刻苦用功、做了所有的练习，考出好成绩是十拿九稳的事！

You've worked hard, you've done all your practice4 – you've got it the bag!

即便假设针对新加坡石油公司（singapore petroleum company）其余股份的强制性全面收购要约进展顺利（这并非十拿九稳：周一该股收盘价低于要约出价），此笔交易也微不足道。

Even assuming a mandatory offer for the remainder of Singapore Petroleum Company proceeds smoothly ( not a given: shares on Monday closed below the offer price), this is small beer.

20国集团（g20）多伦多峰会已经结束，美国也通过了金融改革法案，按理说，全球经济复苏应该是十拿九稳了。

After the group of 20 meeting in Toronto and the passage of the US financial reform bill, global economic recovery ought by rights to be in the bag.

中国的快速增长意味着，以美元计算，中国今年的国内生产总值（GDP）超过日本的可能性越来越大。不过，变幻莫测的国际汇率，意味着这一结果远非十拿九稳。

China's rapid recent growth has made it increasingly likely that its gross domestic product, in US dollar terms, will be larger this year than Japan's. However, the vagaries of international currency movements mean such a result is far from assured.