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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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  You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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  2.好险 a narrow squeak
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  3.手气好 have the Midas touch1 u! j) O  g4 L: D7 n

" t" M8 h6 ^6 Z3 C8 Z- ~  王先生的手气特别好,干什么都挣钱。
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  Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.2 _% l7 |  y9 g% j
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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)( j7 l2 P7 f( c; U3 Q: i3 ^  p
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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6 \; n- ?! U9 ~3 ], |7 F$ q' P

" W! [6 A& q3 W" h: l/ a  He’s been on the gravy train these years.7 T- v" l) w9 z5 G: }
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  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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  我又被那个家伙给骗了
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  I was ripped off again by that guy.+ G2 a5 _$ u6 x6 _" d( ^1 c

: v, I$ q/ G2 l9 d  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have." `2 ~1 U9 E) b! w  f# y4 W/ V) z" v

0 z; Z" l8 v8 X" ?  7.白费力气plough the air.( a3 [: ^3 u& @+ M- {

. o6 b" `" c+ y' ?8 N! x  你再劝他也只是白费力气9 ?. I8 B1 ^$ v7 b' i5 w

# j1 L- s) g# ?! Z* M8 X  i9 D  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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- d; k, K' ]. x3 N* |# \. Y- h: t  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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) R9 x) {) m6 V% Q2 y5 R  C  His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
2 p" {- U3 V& z$ T  \8 f    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
3 y- J' l' W8 _) z( J9 J9 S! G    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading" k% K6 b0 u( e1 y1 C, |( P2 t' P
    a charmful life!" K! I2 L' ^7 e& V
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  9.倒霉 get in the neck3 |* a' `' Q3 T/ ~! ]5 p( Q8 x
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  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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8 S1 Z: T% F: k! D0 G8 Z& C4 V  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
- ]9 L: r+ h6 y1 s- q& }    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.. z3 {  W8 m7 |
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  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- _" s5 _$ F, [; g- w; i4 ~$ U( {

0 X: S0 Y  A, w( p! f6 \! ]  Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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  11. 有利可图的事 an angle7 L: C: ?3 x* I" {( Z/ R6 g% |

. H" o: E" R! y8 E- o  无利可图的事,那家伙是从来不会干的  s" b* M- S) C
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  That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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* r. C, @0 @; l  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers! Y# m: q- O& E4 N& [

9 H' H1 V0 i, B( k3 B( F0 j3 q  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头8 Z, Q" b! M. C, E5 g; L
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  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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  13.被开除 be sacked
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5 [* @. S* S: Y: ?  他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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( j. i+ V) [3 Y, B6 [8 v( d4 H9 W: ^  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.2 d* m6 f5 q! I, Z: L2 b, l- r

" r  u% C# F3 J4 ]) D3 Y1 C6 C  14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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2 {6 b. K3 A) e9 o; I  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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  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a2 w$ n4 [' o" B6 k
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital., l  `' V' Q0 `. c# t6 o
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  15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame/ m' U- H/ I- I
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  老张就是个一夜成功,一举成名的典型例证) T5 P" v5 ?' ]7 O' N: }  Y
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  Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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- n$ u3 i/ p3 }$ A4 K  16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon* a4 R' y" p& b

- o0 o2 D; N6 x  这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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+ }3 O) f! `& W% {" K  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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; G4 W/ g+ z! W0 }7 e  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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. s( C! }4 e& n7 h+ C, L+ s1 x  18.没门!No way!
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  19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered; r* z; c3 d- w* g- D* L* w0 N% t
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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 his1 u# S5 m% X' d* I
    days were numbered.3 l" z0 k7 O/ S$ i2 [) z
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  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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* K9 w- F* H* s( [1 A/ y7 h3 w  依我看,他们的成功有点玄乎5 f1 G' l3 W  `9 H' ^1 m' Z
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  As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
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