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

　　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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$ W1 ?9 \+ o4 i　　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。

　　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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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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* _* j, G. ?9 V　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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! F; a+ b* @! r# r　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

- @5 i" N& W, ]　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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7 v; Q1 P+ C% |5 I　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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( H) x1 J" X0 ^& v) d  G, M' }　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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) a6 x0 }" l$ k2 o; q: e5 S: S% g, n　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　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。

　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
    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!

. m/ q3 O4 F; z, V4 i7 @% M. y　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

) S$ M4 z  f9 A, w　　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。

　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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0 w' }, ?$ n  _7 E: Z　　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.

% \6 l& b; y  s+ [1 w" R$ N9 J　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

# H) u  U4 C5 M　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

( B6 }; y5 Q' D! V　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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) f2 F. y7 M& R. s" ]- L　　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.

$ X* e, Z! m3 k5 H* |9 z5 q8 h9 B* K　　13.被开除 be sacked
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# t) t' `1 N, M' B　　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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+ v6 H7 [1 U2 X6 ^5 L. f　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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5 ]6 o5 y6 z9 D　　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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3 o8 s( `: a, ^& i, d# l9 d+ E　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
% J+ X9 |# r8 ]8 [; T    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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4 f# }5 |5 S! |. z　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

. t  b/ N$ ^8 x, z# {6 ~: k' Z9 B　　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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　　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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, z) b% Y% f: v  W0 @　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

, o; I* i. @- U# n　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

) C  H& h: t) j$ J: s+ i1 f: \　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　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
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.