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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" \- ^; A- p$ {% h9 A: {

, G, k( i8 L: o7 g* y2 H& `6 P  你们的前途都很远大,但仍需努力工作- ~2 |2 i% w1 K9 Q6 u3 k
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  You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.( V; z1 K% n! V
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  2.好险 a narrow squeak
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" e, m: J9 E' m( d# K! n  3.手气好 have the Midas touch& A' g( Z6 l! j

) }( v  H2 ]: ]% h) M) n' I& \  王先生的手气特别好,干什么都挣钱。. x; A% z; J! n5 {1 ?+ _, m/ B

. e3 F3 H0 L: A2 m! l  Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.1 f8 e5 e6 X# e% \2 B7 p7 R

9 ]/ V* d5 y/ Z; d5 |: f  (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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  4.走运 be on the gravy train- c4 E0 C; @; B' q3 L! [( ~

2 w) z- x2 j% N, v; z  这几年他一直很走运2 B. n1 o$ B- H6 E5 L) N7 w5 x
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  He’s been on the gravy train these years.. G" G$ Z# \) ?
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  5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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7 x( }& @2 y0 q' \  我又被那个家伙给骗了  f' f8 S' ]8 s, m" p( v4 |

4 j5 U2 o# W. _. R3 \0 u  I was ripped off again by that guy.  v" h5 t1 }5 T/ }7 Q( E6 B
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  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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: L; z0 I" M7 q2 ^* J, H) W  7.白费力气plough the air.) D" R( c+ L& v

5 B8 s! L! _7 J& S  你再劝他也只是白费力气) I) J! b' Y, t/ L. e! }0 _$ S9 C
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  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.2 A( |0 E6 H0 e
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  8.命好 lead a charmed life
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+ M/ `" A& K! ?2 N% z3 e' e   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。; @9 ]6 D* b: V8 |$ w; R2 y$ F+ e  t' i
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  His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
. X$ S: _6 z: ^& p    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and% q' `% Q, ]+ R0 L
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
5 I' n3 T. S  _% P    a charmful life!
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. S+ K4 ?% G* @0 R6 s1 {. G  9.倒霉 get in the neck5 q- B/ h) U7 i) `6 L
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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。$ H# `* B# h2 y9 y; h( O
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  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
5 d7 T) G/ c! G& P) W9 V    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.6 [2 @) [" M" H+ e) g! B  J

0 b! j0 ~: P0 \6 }5 |+ z7 @  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) n; }. i6 O$ Y, N' o, l* A
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  Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.9 b2 O; `3 ^! z2 q
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  11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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) g9 V  y9 c3 @- ]  z3 }  无利可图的事,那家伙是从来不会干的/ h% l6 d% Z/ Z! ^2 j8 f
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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
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6 v* s. J* a- B  e$ N1 I: W  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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8 Z: n1 G/ P7 b6 G$ W( u  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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' _  {" k7 R2 K  13.被开除 be sacked
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. |% b. @5 D0 h% T  S  他因为玩忽职守被开除了# ?6 y1 K  F7 o6 V# o, [! g: I

. @) @% _9 P! Q3 k9 q  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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5 T% T1 I( D8 K! O9 l: k$ |  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, l, ^$ R9 u6 N" {, g& ?/ D

& l- H5 K3 |+ T  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
4 |; ~1 r1 B6 U  _# p/ Z; t    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital./ |8 L% i# s" j) `& n

# q: l! F1 h# D6 Y5 z" w  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
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3 i2 _8 ~) m8 G+ Q& K4 w. E6 Y  Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.) @4 R) `( u  L$ ?! d

) R4 O6 e1 ]8 [: V# _  16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon. J- E9 U' a8 M

& g3 o- Q# y! x2 \6 W  这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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4 z/ u$ |, s. u& r. D7 ]  This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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  17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons" d. V* I: x5 L' j) P7 @

; f' [1 ~1 ^% ]: y6 O7 g" U  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!
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  19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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% {  ~. z  b5 x" ^( x3 J  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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/ ?* O# ?, v. {+ ?$ e% G  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his4 D/ G; I- [; q* z* I0 ~4 I, O, C
    days were numbered.6 E% n6 v: K" m% n8 C; [
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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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* T1 {; Y2 V: H4 s5 Y- t  As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
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