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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
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  You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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  2.好险 a narrow squeak' a2 s/ y' Z  p' k7 M

# C0 Z' j) P5 {2 c& {; }  3.手气好 have the Midas touch+ I5 m$ d; i" p, g, f& b

: w3 j3 ^( q# W  王先生的手气特别好,干什么都挣钱。. L. Y* L. D6 {6 P9 S
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  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)
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  4.走运 be on the gravy train
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: }8 p  x% |+ w/ h' c1 j' F5 X  这几年他一直很走运
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2 _. K3 _7 @! ?& q* Z  He’s been on the gravy train these years.1 U' s6 E$ S7 C  ]" R
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  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off2 t0 \. t' x( r7 w$ G2 ?2 Y$ B0 p6 G
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  我又被那个家伙给骗了
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2 k. C! Y% |) p" T" T- c  a( ~  I was ripped off again by that guy.
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  l$ P' X- f4 h* z7 X6 X  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.. I$ _- h/ H! T: }& T( R0 _

( P" b* R4 r7 T3 _. x( U  7.白费力气plough the air.! ]5 ?- p- |6 ~! P

& S! Q1 k' ^& {3 B7 T  你再劝他也只是白费力气
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6 ~( b  d" u& }0 q1 G0 V4 ?6 L' N  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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$ c+ A. U4 G1 p% v: l  8.命好 lead a charmed life+ q5 @5 Y3 }; p
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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
- `/ V3 ]+ j4 h# c# m    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
" r2 r& f  N4 I7 k. J' i  L% I' T    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading) ^" ?9 r' g$ N1 Y: A' \/ ?
    a charmful life!3 ?2 j2 b) j1 t: t
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  9.倒霉 get in the neck5 m* b( i  H9 R! K& }

, x( s( B: P- L. f  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。, X: e' S2 \) e" P. m
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  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
, u! ^2 x) c" O0 {6 V( c; P" r. z" e    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.7 W7 X2 d5 |& k& A) O1 k8 q1 g
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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8 Y) b; @5 }4 S2 t) S

) ~3 `) Z" F; M  Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.1 K8 W/ k8 O% f8 _" S( P

9 j5 }+ O: s* e0 |  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.0 r: g  }) {0 f2 S0 p  s: I- I" _
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  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers, T4 R! S, T0 L3 ]6 V$ n' P+ S7 ~& N8 L, V

* L3 o( v% r% N; {% [8 K3 r6 }: x0 I  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头0 @3 ~9 a' B* B% S% ^% c

+ V* F+ d8 m* a# c: X  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.1 Z$ [4 B0 b4 j/ t
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  13.被开除 be sacked: k7 I5 V- k- Z5 U, W1 @

! y; n6 y7 f- D, N  ?1 g9 u! @  他因为玩忽职守被开除了' n, B* @2 F  W/ o. y# v, {
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  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.5 P; T8 v& q0 o: }
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  14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise3 y, a, a3 o8 t( w4 u9 Y
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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4 O4 ?1 U# Z9 Q
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  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
( b( M- w0 `2 N- m/ E    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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  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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  Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.6 L9 y# F8 A' N0 P+ l; M5 Z) a$ J! V

4 F" a% N9 t( v, v8 M1 T) W  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- ?  L. f: S( w7 D

/ b& T! L' G; U4 p# {& e) x  This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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- x# S6 Y$ [7 V: F7 m; G2 Y  17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons5 i# `$ |+ E1 P. W, r
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  他肯定能通过这次的考试,这是十拿九稳的了+ i8 d$ @# ]$ Z

9 y4 T; p. C' \  X* K0 Q4 T$ r  I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.; y/ {, n- v& \) w" o. T) {2 O$ k9 T
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  18.没门!No way!
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/ Y( o8 [( O& F. H6 c  19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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% }1 \: O* \8 p5 ]3 e# H0 k( 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。- X2 T" X+ N% q5 f; o0 x

/ G2 a) X# I' @# R& F# D$ ^" j  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his7 E+ r* O5 |! Y  n
    days were numbered.7 A! i' K8 d& n8 M; o' c
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  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy' n3 A" f- C  t7 v  z+ y+ L3 b
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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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