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

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

  [, H# Y3 F: l, y, R% ]3 ^　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

: m, e$ u) s1 }6 R: S5 N0 }" i. O6 ~3 s　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

! K) A0 L7 w! I3 ^　　(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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' X8 H7 B, r) K4 ?　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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* v$ n* L: i7 y1 `% R1 a2 i, ^　　这几年他一直很走运

* i% K( l& I1 e- ~% u　　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
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7 r' D7 W% a7 K% |" y- {6 k" n) s　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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! K9 ?- r9 i) w. b7 Y　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

　　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。

+ J! h  I( A/ U* @! v0 f　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
8 O, s% w8 q" _, O  Y# B) {( c) D: L3 [    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
7 v5 G9 H; I8 u8 C$ j    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
; p0 P9 ^4 J6 d0 t. `5 f4 B    a charmful life!
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% q2 F0 k; C5 A7 d8 K( d5 u/ Z- P3 Z  Y9 p　　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
$ P+ H5 @1 @% D    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

6 h0 z/ W- M% N$ R( u　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

　　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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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

4 @& d( A4 @% d3 U. b) }　　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
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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" ]5 b  \* C, @0 E  o9 t　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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! i# }4 U+ c5 K* ^+ @　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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
8 ?4 ]5 V3 A; @5 F3 Z+ q8 T    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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; M+ Y) M( T3 L, a! `2 g7 q　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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+ N3 d( @' g% j1 ]$ M+ Z. ^　　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.

/ r$ U' a) `) _7 Q  A9 k　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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9 N- q6 i. C) B  r) Z　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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  t* a1 d) x0 X9 _　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

; b5 C' d9 B- a1 @; G　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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$ `" P' q' r$ e3 h- w" N' r　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　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。

　　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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　　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.