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

　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

1 K+ W3 D" {" I4 A( u　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

5 |$ r$ {( J* \) M" x' A　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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; l* c2 R" M8 ~! F! _! d/ m　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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" n& u. Z, z+ o) l3 V9 A. ~　　(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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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' v1 p+ m, b/ K4 b3 s) S% d$ T$ r　　这几年他一直很走运

* V) [% T' O" G　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　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

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

! e- f$ p. K! }5 r　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

. d+ v! Z  g- F) N1 j: ^% _ 　　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。
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( A, U. G- o. B6 ~　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
  M. w3 l, R4 h1 j2 ^; B    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
- r5 n9 \- H# K0 W! S2 Y$ ]    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
6 g7 o0 e* c. V  \8 f1 o& w  n    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

4 s, r; ?- y* f5 C* T' ?8 d　　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。

　　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.

+ M+ r4 n% r" ~# E　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

' U' a% \, E+ R! e3 Z6 ]　　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.
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　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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4 a3 W  i: s  C$ f! i3 X　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

2 @2 T5 g# E. p; r8 X; N　　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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% ~/ o$ `7 o/ q  A　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

7 ^0 I; k& Z3 V( d　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

0 a) e% R8 h# g% f　　13.被开除 be sacked
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- P# O  D1 ^2 }: R- ~7 s　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

# W2 R7 u8 o) L) L$ ?4 o; u　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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　　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
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　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
& ?% ]$ V& G4 A9 i' K0 Q$ L    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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8 {& v3 @/ Q7 ~3 Q* W　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

' Q$ }6 H' R% ?* S9 U( H6 R　　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

" x1 e  w& C  z3 t1 `7 Q* n9 v　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

: ]& ~; A/ v9 O5 I! L  J　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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' A6 a0 F+ H. B+ O/ i　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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" v% P. m) U4 o; c　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

6 T* k, {0 T7 r( o  B　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.