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

" j9 u* W- w. G　　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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# y4 J0 L9 V$ C' _' ~9 O% S* [; Y　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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, J: h  Y1 z1 t: e7 v/ ]$ j! c　　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)
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4 Y- I- l7 O$ a: B　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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1 |4 h7 b" Q& i  N4 o　　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
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- S1 _; z" K# }( D　　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.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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. n) y) f! ~/ Y- E0 _1 C　　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。

2 Q" A3 O/ B- L8 K& a　　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
" z/ `5 e# x1 ]( g8 E    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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6 D& b. S9 W$ q. K. z0 t" `　　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
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

+ e# E1 ~" c! U" s: R" W　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

) B# R# \: i  x, ~2 m　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

6 w2 k0 z6 i) a3 ~; c　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

% A! ]) G* S9 x0 n　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

2 \+ f9 U+ ~$ t/ ^1 V　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

! @; u! b& \+ ^+ p　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

. |/ }3 {( m8 `2 Y　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

# D0 J) j) `6 A8 d　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

0 v3 I- e* n; y' g  x$ C　　13.被开除 be sacked

* [! d  M! b0 E1 h　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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9 n8 l" w1 ]5 Q) @　　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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6 n0 w3 B9 }1 v　　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.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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% S* S' h2 E3 r0 u+ N+ O4 w! ?* T　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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; |, `/ O& [! ^9 g3 \8 I/ d, s1 u　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　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
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9 @4 b5 \; m* q* R- i" K! f　　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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　　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.

　　18.没门！No way!

1 K; f: R0 q( |/ O  L6 J: w　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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+ e, B/ p+ I$ E# Q0 T/ k: D　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

  P- A8 }& U0 s8 K# o　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

- T, K4 d. {- R+ c! h7 @/ d　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

7 S- D2 y0 @5 w0 s　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

0 _. @; S3 q0 J1 Y9 t　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.