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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: o) K  {0 z9 T

. @7 L" q+ t1 J6 }9 p# I; k8 D  你们的前途都很远大,但仍需努力工作& P  ~1 @2 j& ]  ]: u8 h

% ^  U$ P7 I5 x1 w1 M9 v) h  You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.. c& @+ S8 Q; B+ \# d( W+ L

; @6 c: n# O" |$ ^6 \% l, i  2.好险 a narrow squeak7 ^) m  m; Q4 K
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  3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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! O4 O3 R6 X4 r; G5 J* E% y7 ?  王先生的手气特别好,干什么都挣钱。, f( @: k  i4 i0 y

; h& G7 _9 P; Q7 x$ d8 E3 H7 V  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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6 L. z" x8 W/ V% s* I) S  4.走运 be on the gravy train
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5 j/ j2 s4 ~0 U) P  这几年他一直很走运# x5 M$ ?; ?2 Q! d7 Z
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  He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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' Q' V. S0 }4 C$ X- V7 n, H$ W  我又被那个家伙给骗了2 o: n/ Y) ]+ ?0 v  f

! W' d6 L6 b, i+ ]  I was ripped off again by that guy.
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  t% M8 E) K& K. [$ T; o  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.
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  你再劝他也只是白费力气- I/ T5 J3 k2 E* V, T; x0 o
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  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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2 T3 n# h& C  b6 ?   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。; U2 t- |/ U; {/ E/ H0 U3 h! E
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  His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
$ c- V# m. m7 Q! L8 s    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
# }' ^: }0 _: O5 Z2 K5 C8 C    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading$ b3 M4 F/ I6 ]4 [) K! f' p3 J/ J; d
    a charmful life!
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0 l0 N1 ^) `# @& d  9.倒霉 get in the neck
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6 `( U, R3 Q2 v: r  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。0 A- y% y5 ]# x$ B

+ r/ d1 k% `0 _  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
% p% ^% d( j+ b$ t& n; {7 j7 j9 e* V    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.1 \$ N" L8 Z% H$ s0 E
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  10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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! M& }# m5 T( T; G% w* G% \, a' n. ~  在任何的情况下,我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅4 v/ F. l8 x; o

& Y# S! ~/ Y8 Q- b* r0 s* v1 Z% V% L0 `  Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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; D$ H7 w  E2 @- H* R: c, z# j! n* a) i  11. 有利可图的事 an angle% a  Y! F- A+ M" u; \" w
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  无利可图的事,那家伙是从来不会干的) W2 ^( A) }' c) h# _/ W% |* w/ B" o
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  That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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  12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers, X5 v" P3 C2 F: Q( @9 K

1 d$ U" G$ R* _6 l  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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( A2 J/ `/ i2 p  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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  13.被开除 be sacked' v7 N0 h& g7 v4 X

% x1 \$ c9 [* `. [  他因为玩忽职守被开除了2 J& i! q" ]# w3 K3 x0 O
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  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.4 \- M8 X) ?  y% i9 q0 v

; g( \. d- ^$ ]* q6 x* B" D  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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  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
* u  b3 w0 m$ C  d. ~+ r; E& l    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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9 z2 X) v  q+ l* X$ j. @/ x0 y  15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame/ j" D) Q: k4 r( b
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  老张就是个一夜成功,一举成名的典型例证+ r  w, u4 q3 T5 C+ Q9 \, D2 X- P' t
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  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 moon5 U1 |5 \6 D& ^2 N9 g
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  这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿+ Z+ ?8 F) m3 P/ y7 ?
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  This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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$ K, K, p, |' h' |  f0 ]) m; ?2 l  17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons5 n' \; c: t( _1 i  g# f# E; d5 s
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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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  I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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0 g2 d" \- _6 m: d  18.没门!No way!8 p, v6 X8 x+ ^1 C% O) I

+ p9 E" H$ N) X* c$ a& |  19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered: O) `; H* F" `8 @5 n
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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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  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
" `2 V2 t: [! @% X$ O    days were numbered.- i# Q/ X  e. `5 H% W; H( Y

" G0 \. u3 i) z8 {" Z  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy0 J6 Y: I, D9 U
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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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