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

　　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.

: I; c& w0 t' R/ a& ^( ~' U8 b　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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' Y4 b* a6 c! F, }) m" H. E　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

) z! F1 L# F/ Z! k( K) f: A7 }1 _4 ]　　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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  T2 z5 v0 Z$ P" x: ]; A　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

! d3 F* Q$ M2 T1 c5 O- [% x! q　　这几年他一直很走运
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: l$ x9 Z4 i  B0 P, Y( m# b& f* p　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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2 \2 l9 @. {9 @! S3 \( H2 P" w, U　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

& D7 U4 D: Y$ K+ S$ p* r　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

- l$ R# p* B( L　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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' w9 N; E. u5 h$ Q  q& _3 r 　　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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8 F5 ]1 w9 C9 `- x8 }2 o2 w　　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
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

/ ]3 I! z* o8 B. p, z* R1 S　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

7 W1 e' Y  v. ?0 r" @6 V, P3 z; v5 V　　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
6 O- [0 k1 F" i  L    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

  ]; G4 H1 p. Q5 A. v* v2 x$ J　　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
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( K  ^$ s3 K! L" D5 x& z" z　　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

　　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.

  N4 Q0 N0 e' u0 @. \　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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) T# I& z. C$ r4 X　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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6 D/ ^3 Q* G* F! D　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

5 E" k7 e- s1 L* i( R: B9 V% Z　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

: R7 T% w5 V1 [+ p　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

" z, l" O: K" @( E; m6 M9 D/ q" O　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

8 ~; e6 T) ^! K1 n. _　　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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& d( V  `# y0 t" [& v1 d　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
* I, @3 F# u; n: Z$ i    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

9 V) ^+ [" n7 U9 y( q" l7 t/ _　　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

3 ^# k& G. i% f3 s　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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  @' a# x9 _9 x- A　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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3 ^5 C$ Z: V; |. }1 d# [　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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+ e7 l* j4 K% Z' ]6 ?6 [　　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

' ~& A* S4 @* ]! R, s2 M　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!
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9 F, G7 ?6 t. `. f$ Z　　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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; v% W1 h0 a2 @; B! K6 u4 Z　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

6 |+ E: e4 B0 S+ Q$ @8 H, v　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

- ~& r2 A4 n9 b6 _8 r" j　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

) R* g4 T- n3 y, O! o0 S　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.