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.

　　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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　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

: A7 G" R/ y  L* Y  ?* 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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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+ v$ V" m, N: N　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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0 O4 w) }$ |' x9 W  i4 e( u　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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$ y$ A4 ^( B! S　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

9 O9 i4 }9 v# U$ Z0 R- T　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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, A# U/ G# b- ~* @- \　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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' P" W" L& {$ A7 t/ q3 ~ 　　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。

  b% r4 h9 _: M8 }　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
2 c9 h; J9 e8 z7 d" M$ M    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!

2 s5 B7 t! V$ k% ^　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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
1 ~4 B9 E# ~* H% J    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

% a6 E# T6 N$ k# J9 I! \　　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.
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　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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6 f" n6 y3 n1 d& r　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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0 ^6 F3 ]  \/ o2 k  G' N　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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. ?( x' a3 \0 N: ?; U　　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

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
7 X( ]% R# }5 g. t& D    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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　　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.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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2 t6 [( {9 Y* U& Z/ y) w& g! S1 Z6 R( Q　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

8 m9 `, v2 y3 O. _　　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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　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

% W) \. U# w- ~% B　　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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　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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3 k0 c4 v. U& s　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

# W$ n9 z' l- h　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.