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
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$ T8 C5 E/ V3 I. Q& @　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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* X% t) c( ~0 H　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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5 j, Y4 }3 b7 B% c　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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$ U) }& g9 s+ a. m　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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2 I1 @+ V9 }- W　　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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5 u$ a4 A) N& ^) S) H# s" O　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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, L& V: \5 N( ^) ~　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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1 Z  ^4 L1 n% [' n/ w　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

7 Q4 [3 n; S* u% ]　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　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.
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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.

2 J, G; `, o0 Y: ]0 y　　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。

# x) X  X: C2 y4 J. {　　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!

# N- [' v* Z2 k' o　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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4 u% h" z( [& n! e: i) _/ ^　　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。
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　　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.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

4 N" M" x* f" \0 x% t: N9 q　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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* F5 i0 o- O2 k' {2 _* ^　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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8 w! x+ c+ h- C  ?. I4 q# i+ w　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

% J" i3 b- `7 {　　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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: F+ Z2 v# E7 h" y, _+ d' d　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

8 \. W) Q9 M+ _9 n, y　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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" K2 Q) [3 Z- c: t% O　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

3 N# E$ F, J; c3 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
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1 T& ^! T4 z3 X- v  G( |　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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: v- q7 W' {+ K2 \% `　　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

" `  V1 g" V! l  w0 Z1 l* Y　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

/ J. P1 @7 p3 p0 f0 o, D* a　　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

, ~) n4 j0 F. @　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

5 B7 k0 W* l7 [6 E" R5 b7 Y. A　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

4 F- Q' R% L. G" @% u' n8 l( h' M　　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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( [3 K, _1 ?' s9 ?　　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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: [# ~3 k6 z4 A: Q6 R% Y( d　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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2 J7 e7 [2 b8 g' q  }　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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  c" r& Y8 S- C　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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