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

! P( ^2 \  ~' f　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

+ ^! C9 C$ b2 A9 Y" Q　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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) ~& O- l, c, z5 ~7 `8 x( V　　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。

$ B2 K8 n" B7 C( Z1 M! Z5 c" m$ n( B　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

3 @4 l" _1 U0 b5 W: `　　(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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/ i5 f( `' J  c$ R- [　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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* K% ~8 v6 l( [. }- l( O8 ?　　这几年他一直很走运

$ c1 C& N. g6 P4 E: H% q6 v　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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$ k  R5 D0 q- {9 B) {　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

$ m/ q9 B. W7 J! r+ K　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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# }6 _2 @7 B* {1 Y4 b; c# W　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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" B7 @0 z. C; p2 f! V1 X　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　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
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5 V0 ]5 I# x/ c- B# T! K; v 　　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
- H* e/ R& u* E    a charmful life!
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　　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。

6 t2 Y! v: P2 u! ^$ |+ @　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
1 F% J$ ^5 {' D    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

* u# {/ T0 w! r* ~3 ~) R　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

　　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.

9 {# \/ o6 N- c. _　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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8 _" f5 g+ k; w* f7 H! A3 f　　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.

) O1 D+ k  v( T; i& O  W$ V　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

  j9 e# s2 Q* l: C4 E( g　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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) v3 l  P2 O  V" E3 r/ b4 _$ f　　13.被开除 be sacked

: k1 s1 O8 L2 w) q3 }　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　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

" w  q+ P5 \% R　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
4 h* E4 z7 }; w2 l$ a    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

9 D* H9 l/ }' u5 q　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

: U2 H* Q# t/ }8 ~7 j　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

+ D, U4 }) y: T7 N　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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+ s( u$ F" r) K; ^3 t　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

2 f  z# l1 S0 r! n$ a- }4 L　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

- N% F# j: p3 Z% H1 ^, G) ^　　18.没门！No way!

6 n. ^) d" G; H8 @* z: _　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　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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　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

6 W2 H4 R8 K( t* b1 p6 t; `　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.