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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+ }# N# j. E5 R- d

3 w* c" B$ t" f5 k. ?  You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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( F! }2 P7 R& Z$ p  2.好险 a narrow squeak
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! u: ^2 G; u6 M5 t  3.手气好 have the Midas touch" v5 K1 N% t, r9 X

' B0 w  r. Q, ^7 v  王先生的手气特别好,干什么都挣钱。
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' G5 p8 ~5 B( X* t. r2 ^% X% W  Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.3 U$ q0 d+ B; p. Z# K; @' V

3 w, U5 I& `+ N$ \1 u  (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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3 K6 h- b% d8 Y6 s1 j  4.走运 be on the gravy train
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  这几年他一直很走运. E" k/ d$ ?1 O- E+ [

1 Y) f9 _& n! j: j0 a7 t# N  He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off  C  g4 n5 c4 ?2 x- d# d' `  d

! J: @3 }  N6 ]" e9 O. A+ j  我又被那个家伙给骗了/ z' R! x& ]2 p2 I& A% Y

/ P, k% J# ]3 O  y5 B  I was ripped off again by that guy.
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% P8 x( t7 Y+ X, L& b7 n  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.& C$ Z2 l- w; L9 Q5 k
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  7.白费力气plough the air.- r  |. w& b" z$ p0 g1 x# c
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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.
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  8.命好 lead a charmed life
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  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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  His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
) F3 f/ p' A" R. b6 _- M3 u    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
; G" ?/ S- r4 {; W9 Y    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading) a$ R- X% V/ j8 A& ~* l
    a charmful life!
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  9.倒霉 get in the neck
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# ~4 w0 h, h1 ^* u  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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  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always/ _$ U- q4 e7 |6 ]# J
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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  10.背黑锅 hold the bag* j- S$ d& Q( F( H
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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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3 Z0 H3 V8 B& \# t& l5 r( o  Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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  11. 有利可图的事 an angle4 [- J& K9 E$ _; j3 `
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  无利可图的事,那家伙是从来不会干的- @  ?- y# H, c# v
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  That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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, `, m0 G4 ]% _1 [1 p* N  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers/ K- U' e& T( w1 C, v4 U: s+ M4 ^* l

" q" X0 z$ r( M5 u* z  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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) q- Y3 S, }2 y' d0 z% W0 h! S* g, V  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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  13.被开除 be sacked0 m' M; u) ^3 k% A/ P

5 k, V1 c  t+ y" h/ n% a( f1 J6 o  他因为玩忽职守被开除了' A: ^; G; z/ N9 R# s

5 U$ @+ d, I% n6 g! P2 W  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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$ @% o9 S4 q; X; T  14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise" {: k1 b) w, i) O  u
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  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
9 a% T; K8 K2 Q5 D    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.1 R( }; \. H  n$ H" k* r; o/ A" O
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  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0 F$ q3 [. E  m% D% r6 k' u9 ?
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  Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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% q' h& s# j& [; o4 v  16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon; F" v, K( i  F* H

8 a: O* {  e: u9 z  这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿/ M2 |4 o1 `  U7 P( X  O
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  This is a chance once in a blue moon.9 g' ^) j( R* ^) z2 c& R
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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5 a# ?7 c2 j7 t/ r; I, R  M
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  I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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  S/ L$ z5 @! ^, i  18.没门!No way!6 B( d$ j+ w5 a! w( ?  Y+ n

" b8 ~/ @* B" J: p3 G( d% m4 g  19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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  他意识到自己好日子没几天了,不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。  H0 _; D; z' h% z& E

) }# m) M' g( F9 V  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his3 p* I( e1 T2 d. U5 ^# v% H9 f- @
    days were numbered.4 {1 L" O! y9 J) X- K0 @% z; K9 n5 c+ X
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  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy! D/ D9 \9 ^# V* c$ D

% J/ q& K) K! z3 B- ^  u. R0 u  依我看,他们的成功有点玄乎' @4 b0 m; B: Q8 I; _6 U) {
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  As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
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