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

3 h- o# W3 V- X  f% S! t" X　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

7 R! q+ h. q0 T3 d5 Z% ~  ^6 L　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

$ U" ]4 A9 k# |- J- |/ D　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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8 r. x1 z1 |3 a% Q; i　　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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　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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. V9 X  z. b7 K( J　　(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)

' P! n  K# `. I3 _9 Q　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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5 V; ?2 Z4 C# {9 N8 ~5 j! E　　这几年他一直很走运

# q8 x9 q+ m0 z$ U　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

5 v5 j# i! d9 c9 [; f　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

3 Q" z1 V. R. x* t# @0 A　　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

. M) t' Z8 P+ i! x1 ~　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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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5 r, e7 v0 C& t" t　　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
0 Q$ Q! ?1 ?! k6 H7 L1 y) R7 W    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

0 N, Q7 v& H, N8 q; M2 ]& g　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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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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　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
5 V; @( p1 d1 C; I    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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5 M8 W- |  k, a; S' q　　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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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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+ a, Z$ q$ Z2 _- {　　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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/ V) s* Q5 Z. x- a% ~. n3 B　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

  u, y4 P4 ^6 f' R$ w; n( m: M　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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5 l- U6 o0 q7 @) ^3 v　　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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$ @" y. L3 r* a  ^5 M0 [　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
4 m# N8 W! S, a& K    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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* D' p- i5 n: C( F　　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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! s1 B6 @: a  H- G, L  C# ]/ T　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

; _/ O$ `  E' I2 E( S0 j　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

6 v/ K* }, r4 K) D5 r　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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# d$ [: j# n5 u9 h* 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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/ }! C! y& x1 G; _. J# P! U0 ~4 D) t　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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* \5 b& ?# o; |9 i+ w1 ~8 K' F　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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  |4 H$ Q0 E3 c- e# p0 N　　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。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
4 ?; k/ m) k9 g  E  W! f    days were numbered.
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9 ^, d- q, F: \( ~　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

% L. r) h9 G- l. r# B6 K　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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, T, }, Q/ O# {& ?0 N' a* N　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.