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

. N0 _& T5 c  [7 X# p3 ]$ b) W　　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.

　　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。

7 H. w0 ~* y+ @2 R& D% o　　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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运
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& m, g+ ^  N! k7 y! [$ M　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　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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: ~5 s* l8 u2 ^2 g7 P7 a　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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+ s& M6 t5 X" ]" M3 H　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

0 |; r" W. E7 h4 i　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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0 M% h4 d1 u) S3 M* T: A 　　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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  Y2 C% g- l7 a+ W5 V　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
, o* i7 x. Y0 e5 M8 V- ?1 T    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
9 l( T8 S3 U" A' b' `- ^" s: Z7 u    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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! N5 A; j; C8 z3 M. L; F2 ^/ k　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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1 n$ {$ u* s$ f" Z, n2 N　　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。

5 A4 n3 j: ?; h$ p　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
  G+ y) M( r; m: w+ Z+ D3 x    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　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

2 W+ p9 x) V$ H/ Y( z3 B　　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

　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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  s$ e- Z3 ~+ M! ]2 X2 X　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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# t/ r3 ~) O  [) }" j( C　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

7 i& K* L  o, d: T　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

9 ?6 B- P) s" v5 M, L$ \) D　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

& G# D* a  ?, _. D8 ?0 h　　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

. H1 ?/ e) X) z3 `3 e! m　　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.
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4 q: y- T8 k- ^) ^* K　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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2 Y' i3 @8 _! x" ?4 ~, i  G- \; l　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

* S: \  @: O0 J$ @, c: ~% Q3 D　　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

; y) C1 `0 I( A& a/ h　　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

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!
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0 `* z4 b  b* l　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

) _- R, t3 k- D9 b+ l1 u5 D3 \　　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
2 J  ]$ A# A% q$ o! M" M+ V7 G    days were numbered.

1 H' g5 y' `" M" e  [0 p2 b* D  B& A　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.