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

/ U% \. k5 ^/ x( d- l4 L　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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1 O" f( Q! h/ y0 L　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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4 C; f$ n* U3 i0 h　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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. U) A: O6 p& y& d; E　　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。
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" S7 [4 w; N4 ]: S　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

5 p/ K- [0 ]/ Q; ]　　(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)

+ m* N3 f! |* g2 N1 G　　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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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

$ }7 V% [' a  X6 A　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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9 B0 X2 Z7 v+ @　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

& ~1 {/ [- n0 R5 k　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　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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' U0 C' R) K& w0 Q3 L1 r　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

% q5 Y  y: t* t4 r! B; V; I8 F　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

* u; `4 n3 P) U 　　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。

　　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
0 F; Z9 B; _8 q) j, g    a charmful life!

( i9 b, p  `0 n8 s8 g, d　　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
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

. a: S3 E2 l7 s" d1 Y4 n　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

5 ?, M/ k. q2 v: H1 y7 ]) q4 \　　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.
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: b! D$ Y) p, ?3 ]7 T4 S　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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- X5 z, \1 {& o1 c, m8 J　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

/ Y; b1 u+ R+ S/ T7 H  @- W　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

2 a. \9 U6 A! {0 q$ Z　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

5 x# Q' @( w, r( |　　13.被开除 be sacked
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5 u+ B7 h7 D% h, }# B  J; Z　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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: ^6 }" ~( u. X( c" J　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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/ `4 ~0 }+ c+ L0 i# a3 N6 |: c　　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

, K' v( w* n  h6 Z6 d　　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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　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

: H" j5 a# }/ c) I: V- H　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

3 A0 c. R$ `8 _, _5 `　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　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
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　　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
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3 G  O' [. J9 M　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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2 A- k1 Z  T9 F+ N　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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0 g( J% R  s+ [) q# a% L& P　　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
    days were numbered.
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* {" r; J* ?% V& \$ W& r" X% _" W　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

0 c( B2 t2 g+ ?4 \　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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5 {% e5 ]/ n! t' h　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.