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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　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

. Z: i9 a8 K7 t* \& p3 ^　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

; M# D1 e7 H5 m5 E: N+ |! N& d) j　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

　　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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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  v. D! A$ I/ g  ^) d　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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  W2 z; F# m9 W6 t5 T4 x　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

9 S. Q0 I3 K: v7 Z0 Q6 E! K　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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8 e9 }* I0 E6 B/ F+ b　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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. _; f/ z( C* X* y& Z7 M0 `# B* E* L　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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* S3 R! c3 @/ G- I; }　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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' B4 {  c3 R3 \! w　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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　　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
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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, N& F9 R' F% G; y3 p' g  G5 S　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

7 G# l* e3 b2 e( Z/ Y　　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。

3 I4 S, Z4 ?1 k　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
: n1 ]) p8 m  ?$ a' P- k    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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6 z4 q' m# p* H6 j6 |$ O　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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- d  |3 Y/ y/ h) U7 m　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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' T2 s0 v# @( {4 G　　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
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

5 U4 h- R0 r! W! \/ C/ D$ O2 A  m" ^3 S# z　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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! k* H! l5 L1 T3 r: w　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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8 ~9 g3 a, ]0 u& i+ m% H　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

) }1 N) G" A% [; z5 O/ I　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

) q5 a4 [$ ~4 a# T$ E　　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

4 k  k0 k* J9 z% L4 A7 t　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
* d7 D4 A+ F" t1 V    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

7 L9 ^& D, v8 r　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

) p. R3 N9 ~" B( o( C　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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6 }* d  h4 q7 Y3 W( u( f　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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5 t0 @2 O& w- J- S　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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' Q( y6 }, H& c% d- _! d8 L　　18.没门！No way!

" A/ x8 `) F: I/ X- s6 U4 w　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

, e+ N+ e' T/ A4 X　　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.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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# _: [( v. N& w: i( H　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.