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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 I$ T. P5 D0 o  2.好险 a narrow squeak
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  3.手气好 have the Midas touch1 w! F; o( M3 x( T

! |  E6 E2 o! X+ F: `2 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." J8 Z% y, M" c6 _2 ^% M

/ A) Q# q% F: ]2 m8 u& l" B9 L  (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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/ I9 B: |, M8 w4 z- O5 {  M, v  4.走运 be on the gravy train& V. O# \/ Q. I" f, l1 A  ^7 I
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  这几年他一直很走运: H, g0 o% D; L, h, L  p2 K3 P

, ]8 Y# ^( T' E" [; G  He’s been on the gravy train these years.1 D" }+ s' h! i6 Q0 X

6 O* \- m$ J% P, d+ T3 [4 n2 Z  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off$ i* f. l0 A; b
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  我又被那个家伙给骗了  Y  h8 b! r) A( x( r+ y* K4 h0 K

+ h# A; L5 ~+ g  I was ripped off again by that guy., N& k1 c. u9 s4 o
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  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.' C3 t3 a, t5 g( Z( U) w- K( r
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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: k, \- r: w: o2 q/ F

. ~/ f7 k0 E. m# {3 ^1 V* C9 V0 t  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.1 p- l8 H& t9 B

% Y8 a/ T) c; I+ _' P4 g, e  8.命好 lead a charmed life2 }" Q8 \1 r" I  h. w4 d
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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。, ?! Y! R9 g% \; u8 M  S7 q0 @0 u, }
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  His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general5 R! |8 n+ k$ l$ U& s6 G( o1 J
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
+ _% `' H- o: x5 I    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading% @+ h# X* V2 B$ R. Y  v% x
    a charmful life!
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1 q4 \9 k; I7 F4 S4 r# V0 H  9.倒霉 get in the neck& k1 k+ Z- k7 t9 B
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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。/ g# w# I4 G1 F& I1 ^, B

# O7 r+ H( |# J1 O7 G# w- W% q8 [/ ?  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
, L1 m- a3 h# ?3 M2 m# Z6 k    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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1 ^2 T1 N* }1 j0 j  在任何的情况下,我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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( f5 M( q" R3 Y/ |  Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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  11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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" V. g# g8 R+ V  u3 h2 K6 c  无利可图的事,那家伙是从来不会干的, h+ [# K! d$ f8 B4 }7 D6 s( v
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  That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.) O! X( ?6 Q8 |9 m7 _

. @# F# [9 x: R" _$ \' y  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers9 `0 w9 J& C4 U' W( M8 A% P
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  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头% t& v9 V" z/ p6 p* u  U; j7 K

2 u6 Q. j4 x/ `+ ^$ T' }  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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& O( I5 }4 e# }( q1 o  13.被开除 be sacked) o! a+ s/ x. {. }6 E. K% D4 e. K
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  他因为玩忽职守被开除了4 y' N1 ^+ p- d6 B" r& c. Q& c

* s+ [9 l. S  m' b1 x2 x  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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7 z# b7 J5 O: `- v. y% i  14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise! F5 ~( ]. \& n+ O( I2 ^" Z% c
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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7 x/ H4 g1 Y& v4 r& R/ J
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  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a5 f( K+ q# M* ~2 S) T: \0 ]  b! p& S
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.: l- T; X0 q; q; N

0 @( p9 E) G: d) K# }4 y, _  15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame% E' J3 k3 ~& w

- J7 r4 S4 X$ Z# H1 y  老张就是个一夜成功,一举成名的典型例证0 F7 H$ w7 @+ Y% d- J8 G

2 \; s' K* |  Q) e$ {2 K% t/ o  Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.7 V; f. o2 p$ X+ t# M0 E! ]5 g* Y
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  16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon2 x% N8 V; R* Y1 _  n# E$ \+ O  r0 ]

) a$ {( e, ], A4 N) d! w  这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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! j, m2 E  M+ b+ z( ?0 S  a  This is a chance once in a blue moon./ B3 t0 B$ _- m5 S# S

: E9 r" D- d% r7 M2 l% S  17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons" {8 M3 Q, z$ `

' O. R; H" W3 a. l2 z  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.
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$ \9 V2 J. l9 t" O  18.没门!No way!* k" i9 `; \3 p
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  19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered6 H9 D; m3 x; }: u

8 f2 h/ O' ?/ |* h+ |: q: V, |  他意识到自己好日子没几天了,不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。* |+ H: ]3 ~& t. k  p! h! M
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  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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' p# }8 s9 Q4 T8 }' @" ^  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy) ?" C1 s- z4 L  O/ ]7 Y5 z

4 x8 ?8 y1 G2 \# l) ]' c  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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