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

  G8 [2 E4 a1 A' @$ h, v　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

( A8 S, o0 n# ~6 Z　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

. W1 l1 i5 b. _# I# n　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

　　(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 c8 G- X4 e$ N; E6 q+ t0 n　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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! b6 V2 p. [& l9 H: u　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

. Q: D- C5 D) G4 W( c3 z$ d8 C　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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　　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
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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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
1 L2 a! l1 L: [    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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* u6 i4 z; c3 u) E1 |　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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; s6 j8 ~6 [0 X- N* N: X* B5 b　　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
' `5 m+ C, G0 T- y    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 [9 a) ^& n' d% z9 N4 O0 Q& I　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

3 g2 n" P6 b% k2 L　　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

　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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) U' V9 _% b4 w5 Q　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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/ a/ k( ]  T/ o4 ^" N　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

+ \0 K7 `$ V) u3 M# O2 M4 `　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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! w8 P5 h; j6 Y% w+ X# v' b: k　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

  K4 _( {- E" a8 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

/ k9 L$ b) x7 ~　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
5 E$ A/ \$ R) S: n6 r/ I# o    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

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

0 i6 J. E9 ?% d/ Y8 ^　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

. f- g, v. [/ r# {" ]. o　　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.

* `# ]3 m+ e; ?: e　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

4 J9 n, P* @1 p　　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
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( U! s7 P7 B$ v! v  Z  Q3 Z! P1 d' _　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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, p0 L, [) e7 A0 j/ I* W) a　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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