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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$ T7 b- C6 [' h　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

0 S' @% I! _, e3 v5 k* ]* q, |　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

, j! Q5 X! ?$ H　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　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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　　(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)

1 f# C0 |, d/ r. e3 i　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

% }, W' V! {9 H) [4 H　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

9 Z" {* c% G- e　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

, e$ k. i8 f* i$ `+ @7 q　　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
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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

5 [% K9 b) Z' q4 Z 　　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。

* a2 F5 J7 S- b' l% o6 Q　　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
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
5 Y  j5 T  f/ B6 v+ H( o( e    a charmful life!
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: z# e- G" P9 d+ ^　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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
/ t! w( r% ^( f6 E; s    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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& w2 Q: u' t) d　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

　　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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$ Z" _! D. V* l7 ]0 o0 U/ L, O/ X) {　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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0 |0 v) I1 y' t0 v* R　　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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' P* s" I# z; c- @! s　　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.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

. f& f  d$ H# b, h% b　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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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　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
1 g/ H# n% w5 T$ W( K$ o3 L    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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　　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.

$ J# ]/ X$ N& v# F* @. m" g　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

, A" s8 e+ X4 j( Q5 Y　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

- _( z' p- Z; Z. t$ V' G" j5 i　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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' n0 E5 z3 z% s/ E0 U# y6 R& i4 O5 ]　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　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.
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& F, M) j1 b# E2 A* U　　18.没门！No way!

5 k# F* g' ^/ |　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

0 O6 S. z% `4 m% }! d! f+ m& h　　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
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.