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

" M! I/ h* V. x  _! \% b　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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- x' G% a! w( V　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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- Q7 b1 \! r% w- }, l; n+ b; s3 V- q　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　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。

$ I4 O3 L& n# o5 K5 l! |　　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)

4 u" ^8 f0 b" x8 T　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

) t9 [- \4 q/ O7 F  g　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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/ n( w  z& a' s: o6 D$ S　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

$ Z$ }6 n4 s$ H2 m5 t, Q: m　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

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

+ ~6 D* n- D* p% _( G　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

　　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。

% u. Q7 ]$ v% P1 l　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
: a0 N1 c" ^: t( @) G    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!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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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8 R$ y4 m0 Z1 k& p" P! ~& W! k　　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.
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　　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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% E2 T3 f- N8 n  S　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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" I$ }4 x7 F; l2 B　　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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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

, K# A; [5 o) Z4 ~　　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.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

; h) b9 P! Q$ D　　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
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0 r5 [  q2 J0 ~- C2 L# o　　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
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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

4 l4 T& w0 R+ j5 d- a4 L. U- c　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

, m9 M* q+ |/ N　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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% H1 d! P4 H$ c1 q　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

+ E6 E4 Z, X/ y" e; w　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　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.
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% c: W. O, K5 R( Z- x　　18.没门！No way!

. y' g0 Q/ O$ z' N/ W7 l　　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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5 t3 R2 e: I( L, B6 i" x　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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" Y8 g& k$ H& T( N　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.