Dialogue

A: Tom isn't at home. When I call him up, nobody answered the phone.

汤姆没在家。我给他打电话，他家没人接。

B: Nine times out of ten he is in the cinema.

十有八九，他去电影院了。

A: I see.

我知道了。

Nine times out of ten

十有八九

Nine times out of ten, he arrives late for work.

十有八九，他上班都会迟到。

The restaurant is fully booked on weekends nine times out of ten

十有八九，这家餐厅周末都会满座。

Nine times out of ten, my dog waits for me at the door when I come home.

十次有九次，我回家时，我的狗都会在门口等我。

Most of the time

大多数时候

Most of the time, she prefers to walk instead of driving.

大多数时候，她喜欢步行代替开车。

In most cases

在大多数情况下

In most cases, the problem can be solved with a simple fix.

大多数情况下，问题可以用简单的方法解决。

more often than not

经常发生的；大多数情况下

More often than not, I prefer to stay at home on weekends.

大多数情况下，我更喜欢在周末呆在家里。