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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$ h  s0 O; A! B6 P) G9 `5 J　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

* |, r5 \$ W4 e3 B. t: |9 j7 r　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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" C. i3 Y+ j. |1 _2 t# v　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

5 g/ l" k/ M# ?; B& {: r　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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5 Y+ @# u9 \9 T/ X" m2 |　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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- P- M3 L+ c8 y; C8 }1 ^* F' v　　(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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- Z' v/ m/ S  s/ K0 H5 b% L) O. l　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

0 z3 L& d/ P) Y2 i7 g$ n0 z　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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3 J, f; E5 g( |+ K. e7 Q　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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7 X9 Q2 q9 E: L' y: o, A　　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.
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5 o% r) z: s. D8 v, R3 v　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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3 K! |  A% m2 r 　　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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　　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
: S& u6 k' E$ W. v# I5 Y    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
8 V& y8 R; ^7 h  P5 K    a charmful life!

  P( _* E4 i6 d  P$ N0 Q: e　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

7 D: o! I' R0 U　　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.
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

　　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.

5 e! `0 S% @3 B3 I) Q　　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

$ h$ m+ b, d/ Y$ {　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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2 v5 a5 Q7 e! i9 t, ?6 G　　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.

7 ?0 }( [  m5 }: U; @　　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.

9 J( y0 f, {8 C3 a7 X" b　　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

　　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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5 Z/ Z9 W' n4 B" M　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

# S# x& Y0 k2 B5 Z　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

* K% G2 q$ W: N7 @2 R& e+ ~8 _! O　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

, w; `# @3 f. M1 h& \　　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.
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6 S  s- M6 u9 E# J5 S# `9 ~　　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!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

/ K4 }$ j/ C( z! T" V/ k- S　　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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1 \- K& M+ v0 `# I7 M7 t7 U　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.