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

　　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.

4 H3 G8 i  m; ?+ h! P　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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# S. u6 f* x4 E, k9 R　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

- z6 Z5 i  w; m% d# M9 b% ]　　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)

  V6 W$ i; a0 y! k　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

# s7 _3 W/ B- ^  s: I* S# ~# E+ g　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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7 T, a- O$ Y7 l. }% D　　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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9 y6 T0 S  m3 m! y5 }　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

" S% g5 {9 E2 Z; t　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

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

4 O1 z4 ]3 }. v/ m5 L# q  B　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

7 C" S$ ?6 P0 A' ]: W) m 　　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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. u2 K3 U5 f6 p$ o  ]　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
$ M1 g8 v: L& |7 P+ _# H, N    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
    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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( u. R: v. v# f, q% H　　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
: J% T( e. }7 [3 X4 h9 O    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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# d3 k9 W+ e$ F' h* s1 J* ^+ @* m　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

, j' u/ W5 t* U5 ^, Q　　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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# V4 |0 G. P5 q  }1 L4 M　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　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
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

5 T) R3 f6 ]( ~) G- d3 H4 f6 b　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

# a9 o2 K1 |6 h7 [& v　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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0 d3 n2 Q1 Q+ q5 B　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

* h% D8 D+ `$ }( H: H　　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
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

+ M! w$ _; y0 q4 G/ P2 f$ d　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

3 U* V& s! @+ T" c　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

$ V* E& \3 x* I9 g　　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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  r' d  G4 a' l! ]% U7 s　　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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( w% S2 _1 b3 Z; |# m% P　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

7 e& K' A; u5 @1 D2 ~7 Z, V, O　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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% V- m, [& B# ^　　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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+ N8 H) J% Z8 _2 _! _4 m. ~　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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: R, {  [8 W. D7 n6 z　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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. Q7 [- R3 [; n" j+ |$ @+ k　　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.