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

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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, {. P% `) L. B　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

+ Y7 z% Q/ j6 X" A, j. p! x: S　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

5 ~6 }- V1 D/ \　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

; Z1 g* i" _4 p6 d/ ?　　(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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0 O' d1 U" ]* ~　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

2 k# x* K; g  p1 B　　这几年他一直很走运
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$ g4 v/ b0 h* m; {# H. Z0 o　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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1 Y3 v1 s; v- q& C　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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3 ^+ j8 X+ Y  v! j& _　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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. z& p" M6 C5 e　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

/ d/ W: U; j4 M: v* O　　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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　　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。
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: X0 }- ?: z% N6 a% f) x7 r　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
* M* k! Z3 E" S. Y    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
; `5 t- u2 L& _9 r2 {  T    a charmful life!

" t5 g9 o+ L/ Z; {' |5 z　　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。

5 }# s4 {3 B- `3 b　　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.

& o% O4 k+ C) c, C& W: W) z　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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4 d! l+ k8 o0 Q: e5 m5 Y　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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- h( W2 {" q8 S& F% S+ F3 Z* j: R5 @　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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" ~9 p# g: t; U; p5 }　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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9 U2 A2 Z' l* y+ Q　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

% L" ^2 s# ]8 m4 \2 N　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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, \5 u7 S, h7 Z4 a- R  A& f　　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.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

- M$ Z2 L! v6 f　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

- b7 Y" K& f( Z5 I　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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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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, C$ I* V8 b$ I  e, {　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

8 G5 r& g; e' W/ [$ I/ P　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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; W0 }- {' O9 ]! r　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

" X- ?2 ?3 R, }: ^" B8 P$ e　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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# A8 B9 w* H" x3 N0 r　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

( L( B# ^2 I& C2 y6 J　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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; ]3 `, M) R0 n4 q  s( s　　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.

1 C) [8 ~$ V# P) K! n& n　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　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& Y1 \" Z3 z. o- ~9 d　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
. ^- I- }9 ]' b    days were numbered.
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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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9 C* W, x1 o3 K2 S$ @- J　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.