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

- ^$ t9 r4 E* \' y" I0 M　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

: V6 {" A  n8 H  s' `. @　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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+ Z5 g  T: r; ?6 u, w0 p　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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  u0 q2 W1 p; D) Q; l$ Y* F1 k' r% i　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　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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　　(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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) c0 k' u8 d- k6 M: G8 j　　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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3 `; s1 x5 C$ J' F! C% S% t* o　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　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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1 Y4 h5 g3 e) c, ?% a% W1 R　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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6 D5 _  N/ o% w$ `- _6 y$ i　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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4 u- I4 P8 J1 t( b 　　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。

　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
9 q& ]6 q7 R; h8 U$ E- w3 ^6 a    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
6 x3 ~, e* r3 G% k    a charmful life!
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9 i( {( O3 O8 \/ @* o# o7 J  U; N2 W　　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。

　　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.

/ ?: `. Z" u3 w! Q, ?3 Z$ G- J) o& B　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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; F( ~3 \9 c5 [# {+ x　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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; c1 J9 Q/ z5 G  S　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　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

4 B) i" `+ Y+ ?) D/ B& h　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　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.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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. s' g0 w3 C+ b　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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+ B: ]# B; i/ B* |) N( H　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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6 h; W" l$ d& p# |1 x+ W) i　　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
/ y; O1 \+ Z, v7 @4 S: B    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

. l' H3 C& A# r5 _, l. W　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

& _8 u4 Y* R; B& f' q& t　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

& w4 M/ x# W) O% _　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

+ B$ O/ p% y$ k/ r' Z5 G　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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$ u2 c2 M/ z3 @/ z　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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　　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.

' k( B- t. C. T- y4 c, U# `　　18.没门！No way!

　　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。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

- C: r1 R, a" J　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.