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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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( \& w4 Y2 r9 t! o: ]/ Q  你们的前途都很远大,但仍需努力工作* K9 V' _) r2 a/ Y  X1 |

# h" u( P) f( q6 p  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 touch4 g/ j* E+ o4 L  }. I; {

, R. r7 F4 E* x# e& y/ a+ [  ]  王先生的手气特别好,干什么都挣钱。' Q- @3 U: l) ]* D, e( @3 ?

( S7 q, k0 l, l- @  Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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& n" C) v2 ^9 ]# J( r2 f  (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): M. @/ O2 l: A- I6 H

* l+ K/ F" Z/ U  4.走运 be on the gravy train( U1 f1 {' |  D) U; F9 Z
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  这几年他一直很走运4 B1 L1 h2 G7 Z  Z: C$ y1 Y# z. d/ c& D
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  He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off6 W+ }  v; `1 x5 l
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  我又被那个家伙给骗了. l+ b8 u9 ]/ R. o: Q
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  I was ripped off again by that guy.
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  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have., y8 |* {3 j( u2 y% {* e- a
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  7.白费力气plough the air.7 B' Z6 K  {' {. r7 d# g
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  你再劝他也只是白费力气
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3 _1 S& `- g. U( w# _  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.6 ~6 S  [' T4 b' X

8 N4 \; y5 l8 Z4 k2 g  I  8.命好 lead a charmed life
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0 L! B1 `! V5 H% H, ]% W   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。1 S- @5 h. I6 i+ d  D
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  His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general0 R* T1 K" M1 n
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
# @# c' W" L$ k8 c    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading: P: A+ q2 R2 T& n" F
    a charmful life!
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  9.倒霉 get in the neck! u; i9 e: q& H9 `

: V0 Y. s& ^3 H0 [- n' W+ c4 @% a  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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& Q8 g: I" t$ \7 h0 n) ]  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always4 E! }$ K; O3 M: C
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck./ u. n% F" t) C: ]( t3 d: ?

  d0 P4 D/ ?  e- }8 R4 v! f; Z  10.背黑锅 hold the bag3 X0 |/ S* t3 L% {" i
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  在任何的情况下,我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅$ u: r2 g. a. ~) D7 q

) W- q* A. T5 b, S& E' N2 @$ F! K" k  Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.+ b8 B2 _) O, A3 j/ b& c! f6 d
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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4 h. b* K) n2 d
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  That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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2 \! c6 o( `1 n* X. I% g' |  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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$ k( V6 p4 c0 F  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头5 U) H. a5 L0 @- L) `
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  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.# y$ a" M) I5 N& \! ~4 V3 [) p

3 [: H1 i6 K4 h  13.被开除 be sacked
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  他因为玩忽职守被开除了( ?5 f: Y4 J" [  {# X

$ I  s% ?6 q  i* P9 q  @  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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  14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise: v0 L% b; U% i1 ^  Z% f

4 j# B3 h7 ~7 a1 ~. c3 ?4 c4 j  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* w: {' y0 r" ~$ |1 i) H

8 a! k; Z5 r( V; d  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a9 }4 ~! U7 S( `8 x
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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1 K" x' m0 M2 n: R0 s! Y% |  15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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( E6 m4 j# C5 h, y" D! `3 @9 C6 F  老张就是个一夜成功,一举成名的典型例证, |$ h8 ^9 j, `" k$ A4 ^

& h0 o. }$ }& `# _$ d  Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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  16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon5 C/ _/ A% d0 {: U+ f" C3 l, Y

9 [% t8 c$ a; l7 d  这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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4 l4 W; u5 J0 y/ R7 r# i  This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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% y7 B6 h6 M9 |3 n- S  17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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# I$ u+ w, F7 b' h  他肯定能通过这次的考试,这是十拿九稳的了4 `- i' ]- c0 m6 H( {; k

8 J* x% X; L" S7 C% a% Q  I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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  18.没门!No way!( W9 Y. f. F3 i/ {

+ [7 m9 k+ }$ P1 L, a  19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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5 j4 F5 o/ H& I3 {$ {  他意识到自己好日子没几天了,不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。3 A% r; H9 n% f9 S2 `- [% z
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  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his5 R6 b: E* _: x
    days were numbered.
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& h# |/ m8 x8 E* D  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy9 m! q3 b  \) ~
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  依我看,他们的成功有点玄乎' y  I# }, x# [3 v6 z
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  As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
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