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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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" l* I5 P; I, ~) B: `+ m0 d4 ^8 d  你们的前途都很远大,但仍需努力工作3 \, D: C' T7 x' O% Z1 [: p
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  You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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/ N( ^$ c1 {1 l9 ]; I8 H3 f0 a  2.好险 a narrow squeak
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1 o9 x8 o+ A) Q! E! X  3.手气好 have the Midas touch6 y* _( }0 r4 o2 V' Y
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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.! S( L% y+ Q) |+ k  H
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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)0 F. u. C$ _% _" t. J; _4 S
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  4.走运 be on the gravy train- U  g; @  ]; X" i
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  这几年他一直很走运. p* Y& q9 x  x
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  He’s been on the gravy train these years.0 a" {. G8 I" \: P' w; ]5 G
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  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off2 d5 b! D. C& Y% V/ o
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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.& p$ B2 @, U- \5 s: \

1 a9 I* L0 ?* V# V- C* f* u2 Q  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have." E8 t" h6 ^+ e8 w" @9 A; H+ }( ^
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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
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. n2 x' I  V/ y  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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  8.命好 lead a charmed life
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! P( r$ [2 ?1 u; q$ N0 u   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
0 Y" I2 T9 n1 _    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
- H- E7 m7 f: R1 R% T& q* o    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
  N  ?( Z! S2 @* M' A. J% }    a charmful life!+ h4 O/ s. r' O8 v# p. P. l6 T/ W

. T+ l$ F& k* [) n9 u. v) }' J; C; b  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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  `; s, ~, I2 k6 u& l- K  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always! Y8 F' B+ W4 x  g( S1 F- V( N
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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2 E) U% o' M+ S. C  10.背黑锅 hold the bag# B$ ^! Q) A. E$ J, ?. q9 ]: }
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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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  11. 有利可图的事 an angle! d" g2 f: d. X" U: S
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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.
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  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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7 R& ]7 o" I8 E$ x' R0 D1 i  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头4 Z" K2 r% a! g1 E" E' [' Z/ X

' p( W5 P" L/ _9 u8 p  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.0 B5 N1 K7 ?! G0 @
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  13.被开除 be sacked
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  他因为玩忽职守被开除了  m% k, N8 X7 ]2 ~
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  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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2 a, [( |+ S8 t  14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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  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. U/ M1 ^; m1 m3 m" u& }

- Y$ b- N, g8 ]5 M5 e! V4 h  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
3 }8 C) K$ U1 o$ k6 U    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.# B/ c# O/ k0 g, c- y

5 G' I) X. Z2 w5 f* G: T$ v7 j  15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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$ A  D* T1 \  L; _! f$ C  老张就是个一夜成功,一举成名的典型例证
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  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 moon3 Y- Y) ]0 l$ E. Z

6 r9 X. [% w6 V4 S* E  这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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" }& @) |  f( T8 P3 }1 W  U: z  This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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9 w+ E) s( d7 g. g5 d5 h  17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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, |* i& d* C1 S' t  他肯定能通过这次的考试,这是十拿九稳的了3 H7 X: K  _# X0 e. \+ }. g7 B
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  I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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3 A# ]5 Y; D5 q' V+ `  18.没门!No way!& Q& Q7 M" d" S! v" i! h* g( W

) Y9 b! b% J6 q8 t* ?  19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered. U$ Q# ~6 H* N% Z" }' l* @+ Y
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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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" W3 U6 z' S* m3 S+ \8 f; e* }6 L  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
$ W; H5 h$ L; z( }; n0 P. _* |    days were numbered.
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7 R4 Y" O- f4 l" ?  C7 V& [  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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3 C8 a$ k# f& _. t  依我看,他们的成功有点玄乎
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& L3 ^7 L3 q3 ^6 {2 O2 E" a  As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
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