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

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

0 p% s- d' D4 E& ?+ A　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

2 x  @. N( @( O6 W　　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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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; L' i' U+ ]. D8 R$ ]2 c2 p　　这几年他一直很走运

: i+ S" o# }- ^9 e　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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5 ?$ @" A- K3 \0 f0 w. E9 y' {0 F　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

. O, P- p0 P1 |, F& X- a/ G　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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, w  \/ n' F3 g3 D: o8 b. B! S　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

; y" m+ }8 d& z! r4 |" t" w3 p9 s　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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2 A$ ]. e) `9 \1 W' E2 l+ l) W- p　　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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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　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。

* Y& L- b' P1 I7 U　　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
    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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, E! x  H" K& V5 N% y# X　　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
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

8 J  i' O& {# _% S+ j. P0 u　　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
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/ T$ k" m0 w, Q. V  O+ y% k1 J* a　　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.

* W5 T1 e7 a: c. E& G( Y& h6 q　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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9 y- e5 v7 h8 R2 x　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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- S( [# K+ J5 D  v3 |: o1 Q+ b　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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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

3 c: |/ y$ b8 H' E/ s9 u# }4 E　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

2 U0 ?5 p% U9 h4 b+ w　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

: k$ R" K; i/ j1 j8 c' g　　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
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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  [; S- }  i5 ]8 w7 _; m, L　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

# w7 m! s% Q  z+ ^) ~　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

$ n" W, O& q+ N- q8 [/ T# f9 _　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

& C; P. }# B$ w- v) k- Q　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

* B0 k8 h6 i6 T9 s　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

  _: S4 q+ G) _5 x( v9 z2 W　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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7 a0 C3 y8 k( ^; y' W& m　　18.没门！No way!

8 x- g( M/ d/ Q) p9 P8 L　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

7 V! u6 h& t  I0 y　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

8 a, U1 u% D5 }. \$ b　　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

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

7 l# ]0 d6 x0 B: u　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.