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
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　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

/ T# K; A1 ^0 w2 J& i+ O  J- i　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　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。
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. l" I' N3 f4 T2 Q' X　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

# i# D/ f1 ~+ y. I- L  a: X  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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  {: `) G& k- `! N3 t: t　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运
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6 r$ x, p6 Z7 h* i% V　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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$ x( [, p. `+ p; s. l　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

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

: E$ P( z  m, k) D7 K5 n　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

  b& ~6 o3 o6 r　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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1 A- K- ^9 |1 ]% W+ y3 \4 n　　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。
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　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
  v6 g6 x' e7 }( {' r" s5 A    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
; x8 a2 K2 C' {    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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5 X4 H/ _& B" N: [  K8 l　　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
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

6 w8 H2 R4 B( n0 z0 l; O8 U　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

8 C4 K0 `) K3 n( @) O( W+ C, r　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　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

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　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
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6 x9 Z" N) p  B/ C. Q2 S0 y- n' |% o　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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) M2 S2 G5 U7 M9 d" B, e　　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.

　　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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; Q" N) Z7 Q  S& C' ~) n2 m# C% P　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
7 R. C. p7 p/ J9 ?- `* u' W' s1 ^    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

6 e, h7 \  G& L6 E; \　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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8 H  l2 c: M1 \" I　　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.

- a) j# f6 U: l( j　　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

& e9 q; e5 G  {/ }, h　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　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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　　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
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　　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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　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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  G0 L& u! j0 c# v　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

1 t/ F: K3 @5 S$ `4 B　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

2 a2 k/ j; j) i& h; m- @- h* @# H0 A　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.