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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 one6 g$ T# E3 w; k& e% n' M
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  你们的前途都很远大,但仍需努力工作
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* z2 f6 h- O6 b) b+ k: K  You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.5 y- c8 q5 }. G" x8 {

! U/ J9 c: ^, m7 n5 ]  2.好险 a narrow squeak
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  3.手气好 have the Midas touch& a# W: Y) M5 v5 F8 D

6 x6 [5 P' \& C$ F3 b) C& P; ?9 B  王先生的手气特别好,干什么都挣钱。# u2 g7 T* d1 s: m

8 m. b8 ]0 }3 \  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)) r- J# L4 _2 W) U

* [6 {9 q2 A. I% s/ N  4.走运 be on the gravy train
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  这几年他一直很走运
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  He’s been on the gravy train these years.- a2 @  X5 X( j9 C

0 d/ ?1 _/ r* R' V) Y  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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  我又被那个家伙给骗了6 L6 b: o& m, p9 W( k0 z- i2 r$ V
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  I was ripped off again by that guy.' X: g  h7 {% @2 l

  f8 Y  O3 k% q4 W  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.5 F1 W- ?5 ^. K2 H7 V$ _- U' m, ~
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  7.白费力气plough the air.
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+ {( T6 g# M8 Q' w$ C- N  你再劝他也只是白费力气
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! L* z3 f3 T9 |' _  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.+ a/ B% `9 {+ t% R$ W4 q! [7 y

: V% x' z# J- E' W* l0 @+ f/ ]  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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  His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
* j) ]( l- Z' N" S* ?: D/ X% T8 `    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
0 o, b. @5 Q( C7 e8 x    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading0 b: {  c+ W/ l* P
    a charmful life!
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  9.倒霉 get in the neck% S+ `) w+ u, Q* I: b* z8 ^) m- k. n% k

, m' T6 N) V1 q6 P+ I/ i% j4 U  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。; _* _% q8 H& i: j
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  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
* C1 j: q; V: B" f, s    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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  10.背黑锅 hold the bag2 D# d# k4 Q  {" c2 U9 e

( ]; `. V- j! _! ~4 Y! h& D/ ]  在任何的情况下,我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅& }- Y, b$ d6 B' b
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  Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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+ R1 O/ k" O6 s" e: l0 h8 W  11. 有利可图的事 an angle  x5 [8 B# Y5 X% |, G

, y2 Y- q. _/ D6 s2 n  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.
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  M! t% y2 Z# O  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头- [8 z. Q2 k9 J& T+ c
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  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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  13.被开除 be sacked9 C  K5 g0 R- c% o. R2 |3 I
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  他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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$ h9 y, q0 z4 P/ B; |) Y5 A% c  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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. ~% x, r" R; g) M( m/ E! L2 E2 l  14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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! G- S2 i1 K0 V. Y" v4 b  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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7 D6 g% |6 s/ a6 q/ O3 }0 Y  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a% }$ m, F; s' Y7 \
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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  15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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, i# M: r$ G4 E* s  N* t! c8 u  老张就是个一夜成功,一举成名的典型例证
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  Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.1 I" _8 w: ^! z9 k
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  16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon, T, r8 i8 x4 j6 o4 B

5 L0 {9 ^9 {7 K6 i) s  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.
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; b: Y9 C# b. ~0 t, C  x4 Q" ~  17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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; m( F& p$ \! `  他肯定能通过这次的考试,这是十拿九稳的了1 @- x" ~- w! x+ }3 i, x2 `+ F

( ]7 l1 r( G9 s1 I" U- b  I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.' B. q/ Q  |; Q3 G/ k

( y2 ?5 Z! D- \$ `  18.没门!No way!
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  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。; l  s$ P3 Y3 ?  K. q7 t
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  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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5 ^7 e6 a9 T: G0 Y4 E) y' }  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy% C; K# v" P$ u7 ?! V! m" e$ V$ l

. \' a; d6 `! s  依我看,他们的成功有点玄乎$ u5 e5 v. m1 Y

& e" {% v- i' Z/ ~  As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
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