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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  T6 C' ]+ F+ T8 i. V3 O
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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.
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  2.好险 a narrow squeak
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  3.手气好 have the Midas touch/ e% Z* u! b# b2 c% |
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  王先生的手气特别好,干什么都挣钱。2 Z6 p2 G2 j/ a, i
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  Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.! q: U/ U  r% @! v* G5 h- ^
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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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0 H7 m4 L3 c/ [1 J  4.走运 be on the gravy train9 I; G! t' U% H  h! F# z5 a! U

5 x8 x  v! F' d; Y  这几年他一直很走运# C: k1 Q& E7 Z( G: G1 g
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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( _2 y. M+ g$ y+ @+ T: Q0 }% n

/ ?4 l; x( G' c9 v  我又被那个家伙给骗了
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  I was ripped off again by that guy.
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  6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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9 M9 O" L7 U( [1 H- _  7.白费力气plough the air.1 R, q' `- M) V9 W* q2 V; C/ |

& g! [  x9 _# q; q5 s& u  你再劝他也只是白费力气
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" `( L) G3 y3 R& H# ^9 b  Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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. d0 w' ]; ?  q+ W2 F# h% r3 Q  8.命好 lead a charmed life- {, J' |2 d* t& w

2 I# @$ V4 R5 z/ U1 t   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。# g, N, V. ]/ c

5 j1 P1 `- o; C4 {- N  His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
3 H' l6 s+ a, R5 l9 a# |    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
+ T6 G, ?& ?. C. b    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
8 L8 [- ]" v, V4 Q8 {    a charmful life!: T% @$ x( f3 k2 J8 h! u* ?3 O* _9 `

+ Z1 f. C9 ?) x  9.倒霉 get in the neck' u7 x9 H  V% m4 X' o

+ [8 d* j0 `! L. U# c# o  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。5 n) ~2 E0 g. n' o! T
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  In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always0 j$ _' w' I4 v: ^7 x4 C
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck., F: A; r, i; M& }% Z! q9 C( W3 V
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  10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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" q: l8 h6 X8 N2 n0 P  在任何的情况下,我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅/ d; B; x5 @; P- I
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  Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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) R8 Y; ], `! z, F1 f2 f9 K  11. 有利可图的事 an angle) z! ~% d: ]  L( P$ y& ]
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  无利可图的事,那家伙是从来不会干的; K! F" t3 L8 P) T& R& I
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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$ _" H  v- t8 O

8 s$ v/ f; D( J  J2 ]  以前,我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头6 P" L: V5 f% q' X

& K4 U1 {2 E$ y; D9 x  I burned my fingers in helping that guy before., W8 ^; g' \- U8 O( p
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  13.被开除 be sacked
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  他因为玩忽职守被开除了  m% q& ^' N% K, ?& i
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  He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.8 L$ U' M$ P" [
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  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. Y- K1 N8 b; G4 i) Z+ W7 E' D  ^
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  He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a! r# q" B, n5 }% {
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.. M7 M  p; V4 g

- z0 F' V8 w& M7 r+ C) ?  15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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! i( s" Y. b$ u2 X7 S  老张就是个一夜成功,一举成名的典型例证3 L4 V5 G$ O7 L9 B" Y
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  Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success." q( S+ ^7 x9 U1 Y( F5 E- r* m
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  16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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3 C3 U8 r/ H! A9 k/ {$ Z5 {  A  这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿7 c, p; ~( y- T4 S1 ^% m& z

9 |/ C4 G$ Q& B5 P( k  This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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& g' T2 M' f$ B, m0 h* Y9 ?  17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons7 e3 Z& u# X8 Z4 H& T. X" v

$ d, q, j$ z% |( }% d( O( }1 u  他肯定能通过这次的考试,这是十拿九稳的了1 }4 A! A9 S; b) h: `5 p4 I' n4 U

( u8 ~, m  q7 x$ i2 P8 ^/ R/ }' P  [  I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.( L( R* A" p/ I1 X: O& h

3 z/ I& E5 \' P; s& I3 v  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。
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- ^' U( u" h/ A( Y  He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his# _, d# D( h! L  ^) m" `- C* F
    days were numbered.
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# r, V9 a; C$ D4 R5 Q& l  20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy! f' [0 R" U3 ]; X' W1 G) h

5 D; t6 F. B7 z  依我看,他们的成功有点玄乎+ Q+ S% h# D3 X9 z( e
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  As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
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