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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( e1 y9 ?6 u/ y% A/ f　　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.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

" ?7 k5 \4 Y& ~$ m; R! l　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

- t1 h  Y, ]( C, P# M/ X2 I　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

4 h" X' o9 Z% F& F8 {- g# \" p　　(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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( j4 d. p& z0 F! H　　这几年他一直很走运

: a3 i  u9 ^; s9 U+ B* A　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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$ x' T0 c7 n9 H/ s- R　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

; J; s( ]& c) G% b8 }8 h+ V- }　　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.
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" U& R' k6 K2 \5 D2 h　　7.白费力气plough the air.

$ N# X* R; ]3 I　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

2 {2 b+ Y1 G) q3 Y　　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
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
+ T) p" B4 i+ d- C    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
1 B% `7 m% r1 s0 Z' C9 @( w    a charmful life!
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# ?& I9 _& ?9 Q2 L: v* G　　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。
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　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
1 C- O3 g$ e: h% Q9 b    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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- N6 h) n3 R! W( L: w; y& {9 Q/ x+ A+ t　　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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　　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
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　　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.

+ O. y% o% @+ h1 I' t9 ]　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

3 N% J! F6 z. O3 Z8 E: |- I　　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.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

! M( v/ G6 j+ H. L( V　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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9 c- R# @' ?# E3 Y. i$ g　　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

# p8 o$ V2 d( l0 C5 d　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
# W% n2 s! e' B9 D: e* j+ x    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
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! `2 t; c- d3 x) g, T! a6 d　　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.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　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.

) e8 R- r0 F5 [& x$ O( c　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

$ G9 w  x0 D& g+ M# K+ e: c' x# m  {　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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% q# @$ h& Q  a2 p' `　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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5 H8 W) D/ B5 I2 V  C% O　　18.没门！No way!

; A' o. P. @1 {6 v! Z, o. U　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

7 c) d# q( t% I　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。
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6 D/ F8 t6 v/ P: O* f5 p　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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5 l9 i. {  ~& `# \0 X4 K　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

# C% K9 _1 S. S: P' I* h　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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/ B( {4 \6 J- K　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.