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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; D6 ^1 N  W& P" k, [- e

  {4 Q6 e$ g. i4 p* D( j  你们的前途都很远大,但仍需努力工作
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* t! z- l4 y9 d& n: u/ p  You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard., l1 F( X, f  s1 X7 `

" `9 Z$ H9 J2 _  m  2.好险 a narrow squeak2 H' V& }+ ]" Y! {& y) D9 g

8 w: x: b2 L( ^7 k  3.手气好 have the Midas touch5 A) y4 [. B& X% I. U" R1 `" R
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  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.
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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)
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7 @" w! s9 Y- y# A3 E% x5 N  4.走运 be on the gravy train7 F7 j, a, o  j/ R6 T$ E3 ]/ H. ^5 X

0 A. |: r4 V* g5 Q' z  Q: c' T+ J  这几年他一直很走运
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  He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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  我又被那个家伙给骗了+ [" M5 y2 F9 A& g" b

% k: l# H* Q* n, g: x  I was ripped off again by that guy.
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: _0 A+ ]( t0 ^" ?; z  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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  w, D  q; ?, x2 S# S3 Y  7.白费力气plough the air.
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  你再劝他也只是白费力气8 {: R  u% n& J: R  v

; t9 ?9 L1 l( t  F" h) o* Z, ^  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.! D1 M3 q* u+ ~* m+ p3 P: M
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  8.命好 lead a charmed life% |5 p7 M" @. M
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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( P/ U- S! v$ ?) R, p' H
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and& ?' v" K, u; Z) g# e
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading4 K0 u. j) y' C" ~% s! }2 }
    a charmful life!4 ]8 r( v+ F7 o* {5 v2 X
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  9.倒霉 get in the neck2 p! U5 T$ u! r' @* @' I, W

2 }' `: H0 e  q  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
9 N. Y: ^- V0 \( k0 B    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.1 c( W+ m+ S& I: c

$ X' o. T% Z/ ]) T8 m- L  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" Y5 x3 n6 e- x+ a% b0 W
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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7 G/ o! ]- O- |& ^$ l

4 \1 n; g  h6 {, S7 N- s( D' a: X- J  That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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3 `$ S  W; a2 t- g+ `  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers7 t* U5 t8 h- f/ g

+ T0 I. l/ m+ t" U' p0 J  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头3 D% l3 d8 U& v% C, }
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  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.! C% V4 o4 Z! O! k5 s
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  13.被开除 be sacked
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+ n0 U; |; @/ h( i2 w4 K: o  他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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5 v* `# p( l1 x4 n: l; E% J/ {  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch." k- x0 @% ~, D1 E7 t+ ~% A$ s

) b+ ~+ n1 p1 R/ j  14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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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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5 e6 V, x9 N. G# q( Q  w, M  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
  d" @2 z) f. s% }) T    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.7 U  v+ A+ E4 v& ]6 W+ e/ A. Y3 D
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  15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame" W  N" ^$ U+ P; p1 ~) m6 ]

/ K1 @6 ~0 z0 ]& y7 d5 x# e  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.7 T  y  w1 O" ~  Y  v( h  h

" d' |* }7 o- j  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.  d, Z* D5 m1 g& O$ T  l6 B& ~
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  17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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! i  ]( H- l4 M  他肯定能通过这次的考试,这是十拿九稳的了" x% d# ?$ u6 x, u" `3 e

2 v6 M1 `1 f" P" Y0 g' n2 Q  I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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  18.没门!No way!* \, Q# C8 Q; t0 v9 r
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  19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered: I( N, ~2 A- E( q. r% K

% c, z/ P+ l  @. n+ i. Q) O" q  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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+ Y, _7 z" {2 n0 f5 ~* r  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his) Z1 x) `, c. x6 N) D. R/ c* _9 w& _
    days were numbered.* N: c% Y% j1 t  f" \& l. [' Y3 W: h
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  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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  依我看,他们的成功有点玄乎3 Y; b! j0 ^/ R  e1 u
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  As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
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