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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. D/ ~5 |, l8 L/ Y! W　　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.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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4 s$ E# t. w2 j* m& u$ z' C　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　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.

　　(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
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　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

; p8 N( q2 K5 Q　　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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( h* A  m3 r+ d- y　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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1 t0 t+ j9 ^2 r: O, Q　　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.

　　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。
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　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
4 f; A* y9 _* }. ]% c7 D    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!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

$ u, i) b8 Q0 e* [- a　　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.

0 E8 i5 l7 \  T4 X　　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
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8 c) X8 o2 G7 t0 N- b　　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
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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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' u% O1 ?* T5 U* X: _4 {) X　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　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

9 k6 V6 X! W$ ~: j9 x　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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1 P- r& _9 Q+ B9 }5 d! F　　13.被开除 be sacked
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$ K* J! k8 p6 l$ z7 ^2 b5 X: i  t　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

/ A/ z0 ^1 U) b　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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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6 E' o9 y- i) |" M- C$ u- @4 y0 v　　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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; w7 @5 p1 h0 K0 n# }5 I- ~　　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
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3 J6 ?6 t; Q7 O8 W　　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

　　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.

. Q# o7 q7 t2 o9 v' b　　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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2 ]/ s/ |7 K2 b　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　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。

8 I$ f4 u" S0 r( }& z, f　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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5 D; s  `; x0 C- E/ G4 A. Q# M' k　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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