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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
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  你们的前途都很远大,但仍需努力工作7 T( f: S& m: z1 _: m1 A
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  You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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3 i! C  b$ @7 b  2.好险 a narrow squeak
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4 N- i! z; M3 e9 u/ Z  3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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6 I8 S" x. s! O' H( ~  L  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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( j4 F+ j, D2 [6 ~  (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. ?: n' {! D& E  P. l/ ?% e
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  这几年他一直很走运/ a0 \: r, T2 ?6 u/ e

0 r2 R8 ~  x9 X0 Z7 d( Y+ G- |  He’s been on the gravy train these years./ I* @& ^' J( S6 g* f7 O

# d1 f& `6 W% ?, u6 W3 r+ k- @$ h  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off4 H2 W% `# A* x& |7 F+ w1 K9 ~

2 P* \* I# w& H0 Y. q. A4 O; B$ A  我又被那个家伙给骗了7 G/ U+ d7 q: ]/ F; H! @

# k9 w9 c4 }9 S7 j  I was ripped off again by that guy.! [' a& r5 ^. J0 ?2 G* E3 \" H+ l. e9 ^
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  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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  7.白费力气plough the air.
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  你再劝他也只是白费力气+ w; v5 d" B% h
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  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.$ B' A* L7 Y* Y6 s' W

5 _  p. Y+ y/ A2 Y3 G5 ?% b4 f  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。) `9 t4 `$ d; k  ?/ e

2 V6 d# x  p# y& }  His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general% k# Y. R2 W1 i6 |  I
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
/ q7 ~$ R- L1 C) x    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading3 @8 g8 [2 v, T
    a charmful life!; U* K% l4 }8 \  I

: R/ y# J! l& }  9.倒霉 get in the neck
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6 a+ V. L5 l) q8 e7 O+ ?' s  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。$ W/ I& n; T2 z9 f* ~9 Q
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  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
7 z8 K9 X- d/ i8 k2 f' R- G    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.$ a" c: z6 r8 u8 T% V( y$ _

; G5 J! |& a! U  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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  Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.+ |6 F8 u" l( J$ e. q4 \
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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5 m' Y; j* l* F

9 h( Q& k9 B2 t9 m8 m6 A! X7 R+ @  That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.6 W" h% ]1 }& z$ I) J
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  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers5 E6 W  x" B+ v' T
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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.& w  N& O, z9 J- ]- l
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  13.被开除 be sacked% k8 H" x" \- z9 |
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  他因为玩忽职守被开除了* Z0 l1 i  u1 [( l: {
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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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  m# e4 c# e$ K: M  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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+ K9 O) Y5 G& |6 v" t" W, ^  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
/ t+ T* Y( z$ x/ k    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.$ X( A* k6 O6 |* I3 i  r

. d4 {  f: W  }  15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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/ ~0 r7 x* q' K  老张就是个一夜成功,一举成名的典型例证
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& Y) z, i& Q% ?2 K; X0 W  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 moon2 B, Z' H4 b& C. s% s1 M" U- U  d

* r) J* M+ c, ^" `% i  这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿0 X: O: t+ i2 L3 {! o8 V, ~1 @

/ |; |) ~& D6 _2 C  This is a chance once in a blue moon.* K+ T) `6 u) B/ D

2 T8 |8 ?2 _4 n% |- ?1 A4 p  17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons; S! g3 |0 d0 A' @9 A7 Y

: ?9 E( k8 F8 b2 q  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.& z- T2 f6 w; C( q' `

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  M( }$ P: c/ Z4 a  q; X7 M  19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered7 U2 ^/ ?( N: x* f
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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。, U0 Z; @% L: u' b

+ b9 `  k0 b# d# D: [5 c  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his/ |! i/ c# I" X  ~" p& ~% _* `4 K
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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
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  As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
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