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

　　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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　　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。

　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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6 M: d8 W8 Z) H$ E9 M　　(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.走运 be on the gravy train

　　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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0 W: X3 w7 Y+ L& L: R　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

: f6 M3 i9 e9 O, @　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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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.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

3 f" c  V! |7 G! a; d　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

9 }" f) C' J3 f; }, h) G: v$ w6 ?　　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。

" G4 X" I0 b1 _2 @8 j/ T2 l) c　　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, S3 O7 L& a: v5 Y    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
, w9 R6 I7 g0 l    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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" Q, z$ R+ D$ p. W　　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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$ ]9 V5 A* s: l( d7 ?6 r" u% E　　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.

4 L. Q4 @) a0 c$ h. _3 m5 ]　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

7 ~. m- {8 Y2 x+ l5 Q7 a  R　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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5 e/ G! s7 G; P+ n' K+ ^. F* C* n　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　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.
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* s* v( @; D9 r/ a　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

( @3 P2 i0 x# t9 P2 q. m　　13.被开除 be sacked
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  o" _0 q! T0 X　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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3 z! X' {- p  T* p　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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: U# `2 A8 `! m: b　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

& N3 K* y% j" F+ [) D3 Z; 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

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
1 a' I. b: J6 D1 G* ~7 o5 U" \$ w    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

$ b" `* {! d! Q+ S* n5 |　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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4 @* k  x3 S& R7 g7 x5 T$ U7 J1 |　　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 moon

/ k+ x* w5 L* x4 x+ C　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

) v9 V+ h8 g2 N* S( d6 _5 f　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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9 n) R$ F! ^0 G" A　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

. `4 |* e' i7 `: Y　　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.

/ f6 d7 e" B! a+ v　　18.没门！No way!
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+ Z& o  n% e1 y: J/ O　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

/ g: w  g- `! M( @　　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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　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

/ I. a9 Q2 m1 b/ ?2 W　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

( l( {8 u! r( }/ u( |# ~; M7 W　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.