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

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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" @% O+ H% x+ O　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

$ T" {& K: l) w2 a1 A　　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)

9 J, N, V5 `  ^9 F　　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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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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6 T- z! ]- B% G　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

0 e. P! r7 a4 Z, ~) w: v5 \　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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- f  C" {$ t' J3 s) r+ {3 T　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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: G* ~+ v# H  k* h1 \: c- I7 U　　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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( y. B! G/ o+ N9 }% k! u0 x　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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　　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
' X# ?$ N! u* J. T    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
" p) E: l; z" A$ `) O    a charmful life!

) ?0 J0 I9 f' X' R　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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
& W0 I# ?! j: y; F, X" Y3 u! o( x    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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) @2 p& I$ H. q: v; H" c- u　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

- u' H8 ~! R6 c0 m* H. o　　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.

3 U' C2 p# f' l' L! f9 G8 c2 E　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

$ d$ f0 P1 R5 c3 `1 E/ t　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

& I2 O9 N+ P7 A; _　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

# M' Q7 D6 S% B+ D1 u　　13.被开除 be sacked

% T$ e6 P/ ~- G　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

* O( X+ e# _6 u. ~$ L　　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

4 D# U# G' t! }! a  f- p% F　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
. m; D  `: X2 C. R5 u" P    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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0 p& b/ ^. \5 R3 {' p! U0 u$ [5 u5 n　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

; ?5 ]5 Q2 j  Q9 R) p9 g　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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& s0 h: ?8 Y; S0 s3 m　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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% a! b8 [& n0 ]( Q! @　　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.

# B' `; b' \) ^* q. X　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

! q; ~" u# y* Y　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

* I' K( @9 v1 d9 h% {( `; d9 A( S　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

: r2 }. P6 ]$ k0 ~2 a　　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。
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* b8 W7 b+ s( f　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

  @7 _" F' w/ W　　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.