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

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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- M0 |% l. O3 Y$ j; t　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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" I0 \3 M" c1 z, P5 P8 }　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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. a; e* p7 d  k/ J　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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6 Z5 W0 Y* I3 m& P/ {- p　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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0 Z4 x% U1 u; S" @　　(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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( P3 F+ ?0 H. `) O& C　　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

　　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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* x' w2 ?* @4 \& U( W, z0 b　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

! y1 e. }7 _$ n　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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( p8 T8 Q" w7 _6 J- H) ]$ D　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

* M8 D! O/ _  ]$ x6 b8 M, N/ `　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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$ N) `# F$ ~! q5 z　　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。
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　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
. x! l  Y1 _8 q    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
1 ^8 ~7 S; [' P  t    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

/ H# ^1 z( z9 j, V" Z6 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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( g0 R( @6 i1 P& u. R; T8 z, Y　　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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+ q# s) S7 @; v, i　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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* x* r" ?0 h3 P5 z3 W　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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) @1 B3 _* Z4 L0 ^6 f　　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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" X6 Z, W: G% V# `1 B( [2 ?　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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: C9 @1 L& d; R9 G2 z　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

/ o& o3 r+ e0 V' \* U" q- T8 V　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked
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" b5 X2 ?4 m! R7 N: t　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

$ [6 X. o2 u4 Y# g　　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

6 Q" ~* }& f& O1 k　　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.

3 A4 ]/ ^9 w$ m' _　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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" [: s( d' v! i, z# M- X　　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.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

/ A8 l1 z% o$ n4 t2 S5 z& J, N3 F! g" \　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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1 ?2 x9 V  D5 U4 g! a4 Z& a! a　　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.
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　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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* Q! p4 c0 _% M- E　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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0 e! l  A) T2 R　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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