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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: a! X; {  R- J0 s9 J5 s( w' Q　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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0 g, F6 h- J) S& N$ _) P$ k5 v　　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。

7 H/ i" }. `) b+ O' v　　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)

　　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.

, `% d) W2 A8 @% w' v" j　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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+ g7 l. m& Y! S" Q! B6 j* I　　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.
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, e6 {0 ]8 @5 I. L　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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* r8 [% Y8 `  B8 z 　　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
6 l1 ?' x1 x5 ^+ Q& E1 _    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

/ I- C1 f; Q  Y+ V& H　　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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* z4 W% N6 m" r  {0 `　　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
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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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' e9 K$ E; @% ?! r/ N　　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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　　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
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

( }4 }# f/ A& J3 I. s: x- c　　13.被开除 be sacked
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2 {+ d7 o1 m5 w7 N5 m/ L　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

" H% ~; w3 G: ?( o8 @　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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  Q; e0 r7 t' m; [　　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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1 W2 `2 ?* Z, p. D. z　　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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　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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  T% ], f8 u5 D0 o8 f$ ~　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

8 A( Z( _% k: A: ?" p3 C　　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

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

/ x5 t8 [: D% I2 D- g; @　　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

. D' z. I/ G& }, {" j# }　　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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5 l9 S3 k6 ~4 r; N　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
8 p7 i  ?: p" a4 b) g: ~# h" R/ V; T    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

3 e! C) }" n0 m! o: }7 C　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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; W2 G$ w( T7 V* w- J3 G' @% h& h1 w　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.