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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2 A" S  W% v0 [$ ~' S# i　　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.

) F3 U+ C% J/ o9 ~: x, ~& h* K6 z　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

" T7 h2 G; [+ W% A/ t　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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% ~. |0 T# J! ^1 ~9 u+ ^　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

1 _/ W& f. D! W) q　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

/ U  o! f4 I* T9 m  i　　(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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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

4 X4 {# `* \9 H" I: ?, V　　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

% B7 Z8 Q+ E3 Q8 F4 t) r　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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: Q; t3 A- K+ ~　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

9 G: d2 Q, y* h% o, q　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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6 ^# |8 A& l) N  h0 j　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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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
9 n' o, I9 w) k1 U! ]    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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4 k( P* \( n. l　　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。

# u4 c, C0 i  \; w. O, s- u　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
2 y* ?9 |2 w) x' s: O    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

( v1 V0 [$ u2 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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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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5 ]7 Z0 S) W: C3 v- }　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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* u, T1 h: z! t$ g; `: s　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

1 a, U- h) O: C: r　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

9 u6 i8 J/ g  Q　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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$ H. N4 a7 Y% `7 a1 ]+ V9 _5 O. z　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

1 ^4 T: t1 f  f　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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. S3 b4 B) w- E　　13.被开除 be sacked

8 m3 Q0 b9 W1 B3 o0 @0 j　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　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

　　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.
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# ?2 x, j  Q$ S* ?' q　　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
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/ R/ E* X, i% Q　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　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.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

, m2 A  M9 n8 H, G　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

- l+ e' A, D* H' f. f1 C% B- J  ^8 s* g　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

6 m& u& l( H# D8 f( X% w　　18.没门！No way!
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; o4 r( E0 o8 }8 \4 u% O" P; i5 j& Y　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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　　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.
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+ y2 f( W5 N$ i# I) [' D　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

3 M) q- h$ |* W0 a" g2 e　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

- p7 b' k' R0 C. O* Y8 C2 [　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.