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

4 k* w8 U; G: l9 ~1 W/ m* v: S0 ^　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

% x7 ]& y) o0 y: O　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

8 ?' K9 W" ]) f　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

3 L7 c3 X$ I: v% ?" p1 K3 l% A! S　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

! Z. w* e; `! M* V9 @6 K* e. ?　　(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

　　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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) V% F4 I( w2 T* U# d- t　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

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

) d  i0 S; H/ K* P8 f( b　　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
    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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　　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。

; n, F6 X( E- d' z5 Y0 P5 ^8 v/ u　　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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: i  v: [, ^) v- M* C　　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

! C* v; l8 i  P1 a! t, }6 N1 e　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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. ^3 ]8 m- A, S* Q　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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% b; d# o6 k* Q6 c　　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.
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, k3 Y( [. U6 N' R9 R# h$ T　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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1 ?1 k3 K" M; d% t- _9 Y6 p　　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.

: I8 P) `% ]4 T　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

! |) C* J3 L. @( f2 ]$ R　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

3 ]$ e% S: H; P7 y' e2 \  |7 k1 v　　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
: w6 v1 ^9 ?- s& V7 k    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
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0 I( {' A# T, m2 _( z& b$ W  G　　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.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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! v: v2 _" L) {1 n5 r! e　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

$ V7 n; b: C; e+ n3 i4 p　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

; f% k% T* L4 n7 n　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

( p2 n! l' M- n　　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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' f- b* o; N6 G, K, @　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

2 M0 y, A- V0 N! ^. O' p$ v　　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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0 |9 P! x9 O! y' A' y* u' o! F　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
, h/ d: U( D% O" y& |    days were numbered.

# `; m& f, d  Y7 R" k* G" A　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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" x! r/ A6 j2 [5 @* t$ a. y, P　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

2 _4 c% v' ~6 V! \) e) D　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.