如何地道表达：工作，机会和运气

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1． 前途远大 have the world before one
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9 D7 x+ j6 k$ e* a+ J6 W* N" B　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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, b# h% Y3 b# C3 I" S: c7 V　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

1 R# ]& [) O& {$ \- i　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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/ [; C% U- z6 P' m4 u$ [9 J4 ?　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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　　(此语源自希腊神话。据说神给一个叫Midas的人一种特殊的力量，任何东西只要被他的手一碰就会变成黄金.后来，Midas touch便用来喻指“有发财的运气或技能”了)
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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

7 O% R- e. e( H$ S$ L, j　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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* i/ R( W! ^6 a7 |　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

　　他的命真好。爸爸是政府高级官员，妈妈是公司的总经理，自己通过了托福考试并获得美国一所大学的奖学金。

　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
  X. u, x8 F' X1 C    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
7 n9 A) U" }6 N' Z# v/ Q* ~9 n5 F# a    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

* `; i1 @2 U0 H4 n  q( }+ g　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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　　在家里，如果孩子们打架被父母发现了，倒霉的总是年龄大的孩子。

' O& k4 p; ^& w+ R4 U1 F: f0 d0 ?　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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2 j$ e0 c1 l+ |$ X　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

, w4 h- @. X/ w0 e. x# h　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

9 B, Y; Z% L! s( P0 _4 F4 y　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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$ u) h9 @( |1 g　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked
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; R0 L) j8 O& e% C* p0 X　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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# s: Z2 r! k, a9 R8 a　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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& x1 M8 t# d4 u" u5 e　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

- P8 i' ^( R' J* {4 x　　他遭遇车祸反而因祸得福了：住院时和一个漂亮的护士相爱了

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
! n+ j; h% }+ O% |* f    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

& b7 F  e5 Z2 f　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

% h5 w( o- y. T　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

2 p1 o" F* G* J( m　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

7 R* V5 `8 U( s7 y' ^1 P0 G　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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" j' [5 g" F% G. r! w  O9 n# P　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

# L  i5 f' F  ?, e" `4 G) K　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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+ V0 v( R/ V( L. I　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

; I  n, n+ o9 [3 T! x1 w, X$ s　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。
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$ r: A, F+ W/ q; e3 G" P　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

& x/ S# F4 C  w  D　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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( [2 ~. ~0 k+ Z; P' m8 [　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.