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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　　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
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- Z9 |* C6 h# d2 o9 m　　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。

  B, A2 U* q; w( I$ j' t0 Y3 N2 N" K　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

- p( p* S  ?1 O; D  `  i5 z: R" @　　(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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+ f. B3 z) `3 _* Y　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运

　　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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* J$ w1 u( e0 c- j　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

. [7 D4 d. S) ?9 T3 O" f* m' D2 x　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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。
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$ _. d' \" t6 X1 a9 N+ G* U  _　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
# o1 B: y& F& W$ J8 S8 b    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
    a charmful life!
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! N4 L; ^7 c& Q  M　　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。

　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
& S* D# x/ [# |( K; X    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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8 v! E+ l7 ~2 k, i; C　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

$ i" V! A" z" o: r% K) h6 S　　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.

& s3 C, a5 v  W& e# x0 b& s　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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* N# h- O* V; j　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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3 I/ `6 ^3 I5 n( M  o3 h! @! j! C　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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/ n1 `1 i) }. }* g　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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. Q9 v9 [4 _! o+ B; t　　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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- k4 d/ P. \/ H　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

, C- p3 z! V9 Q- \! w; K　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

. u- O- p+ {7 S. B　　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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* V+ o: E& _. L) d+ g0 G　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
. i& ]) o8 z4 D    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

  m5 M- e  C9 H" V　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

7 K. a5 m, h+ f- |　　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.

- d. z( |. W! i! B2 Q　　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

* C/ _  M" c0 s" q# x6 c　　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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& i' h: V% `+ C5 j! g　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

5 w: ~/ f* S% v7 T$ [  f5 z3 c　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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3 w% u( b+ p) |) ~' ~9 s- d& U　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

, k9 Z' O1 b# z& s1 x　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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. z( u$ |: q4 p, q. @　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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! P5 M3 l* ~! H8 A9 a　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.