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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$ g: i) ~; C  ]5 k- C  f- w) W
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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.8 h% V8 r. w: Q: g: O5 p6 |
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  2.好险 a narrow squeak
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  3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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  王先生的手气特别好,干什么都挣钱。
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6 Z( Y1 q3 {) j& z' H8 O4 M& P  Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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; Y7 ]+ e' [8 P! B2 d. M  (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 train4 {! w; k' C$ |" r; C

! T6 e1 Z$ L- a2 @* t- z  这几年他一直很走运
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  He’s been on the gravy train these years.  o3 f& f# W9 a- c
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  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off3 ~8 i, _; D" W; w$ u1 \( v

# q+ D0 n; V  v' [4 `  h  我又被那个家伙给骗了* T" z; |: E( B! I8 d0 x

0 [7 F5 S2 s+ H+ L  I was ripped off again by that guy.
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8 M6 l) J& H  i7 q3 D  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.# W; ~6 A$ Y; f5 x6 J7 t
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  你再劝他也只是白费力气) X+ j4 u' f& o- N5 v( ~% Q9 L
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  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.# A4 o$ j8 k$ m( a8 Z" @7 c* H+ _

% N/ c. a6 o: m  8.命好 lead a charmed life) }. h" X- n$ K! Z) g$ g' b

7 k4 V, d* T7 p* ], E/ r# l   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 J. h# F( H( N
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  His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
, _) L  D2 _: |2 h9 M% U1 E$ x    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
. O. ?2 m3 h' A8 f    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading) p- b% o# g% ]% ~
    a charmful life!/ g6 N( b* a1 v2 u- g1 d& ~3 |' m
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  9.倒霉 get in the neck; N. G$ c4 x# d3 Z' k% W
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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。
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  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always. m. s# T* g3 h6 x7 q
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.9 \& y, H! @/ ]% _/ I- e
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  10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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  H/ ~1 p- x+ F% o- o1 ?  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.$ h( K' H' t- Y$ w  [

. ]# h! s, R0 M  11. 有利可图的事 an angle3 p' ^5 s1 r; `& A  n& l

. t' c  J. u) i, p$ ^  无利可图的事,那家伙是从来不会干的  G! K8 ]+ ?8 |) B: Y, g$ g+ d  x

5 O5 |% z2 ?) {3 c: P5 S+ I  That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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  E8 Q* i# R6 L: I  [1 y  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头0 n2 `1 o9 q  q" `0 D
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  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.8 C' n$ e- M1 ^" T' W
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  13.被开除 be sacked1 N9 m& a6 L& q& @5 Q' Q- j7 ^( a
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  他因为玩忽职守被开除了5 d4 i& u4 x- x8 g9 n( w

) e( z+ b% T4 `. m4 v$ _7 W. S  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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3 w4 m6 p' ]2 ^2 j% I( ?, J  14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise% D, w6 D7 G# l) x5 |
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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
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  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
/ p- t! H$ X  F" M2 I    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.9 @' x+ J2 G1 U+ T6 m

; G% o7 ~+ p# c) ^; r/ I; J3 J  15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame5 O+ E) {5 j' ?+ l* a1 T

. a- Y/ ]. i+ x/ @5 H8 }# g* e3 i  老张就是个一夜成功,一举成名的典型例证3 j! c+ @1 i' v3 J; m2 }

# i( a1 ~9 s7 H2 M6 O, W# b1 {  t6 n  Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.7 n* t% F; _) t; M5 F

6 a3 ]5 g2 r, q+ W  16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon. ?& B8 O) g5 c- V. \+ E6 x# z

% I6 k6 A" W" E  O- w9 u  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.# m8 i/ c+ ?  g+ v+ |

2 K: C2 S9 `, h, q6 [3 V  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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. y* u( B: ?) \8 y% m  I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.1 t% q/ Q% |% G$ ~4 t, s
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  18.没门!No way!- _5 [, Z3 ~! p. X8 \1 C. C

  j1 \. H2 q- m  J: k# o6 g+ I  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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$ s/ h) {6 ~6 J4 U  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
/ I" d' E  b' ?7 j1 M+ I& l4 b    days were numbered.
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. Z$ @( E( ?% L7 g/ S. L" ?  q  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy: {! z/ ^  m! {; H! y
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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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