意外

yī gè biǎo qīn qù shì tā yì wài de dé dào le yī bǐ qián

一个表亲去世，她意外地得到了一笔钱。

She had an unexpected windfall when a cousin died.

jīn tiān fā shēng le yī gè yì wài

今天发生了一个意外。

There was an accident today.

zhè jiàn shì yǒu le yì wài de jié guǒ nà jiù shì tā bèi gé zhí le

这件事有了意外的结果，那就是他被革职了。

This had the unexpected consequence that he got fired.

méi lú yī dìng yào zhuāng yān tǒng yǐ miǎn fā shēng yì wài

煤炉一定要装烟筒，以免发生意外。

The coal stove must have smoke-pipes so as to avoid accidents.

wǒ bù zhī dào zhè shì yì wài hái shì rén wéi suǒ zhì huò shì qí tā shén me yuán yīn

我不知道这是意外还是人为所致，或是其他什么原因。

I don't know whether it was an accident or on purpose or what.

zhè cì yì wài yǐ jīng guò qu le bǎ tā wàng diào ba

这次意外已经过去了，把它忘掉吧。

The accident is behind you now, so try to forget it.