如何地道表达：工作，机会和运气

sweetspot

1． 前途远大 have the world before one
7 p# Z& H3 q3 G; E9 @+ L& L
　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
  }2 {/ U' \0 b  T  ~# b% c
　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
8 m0 y: d, y. d0 B3 |5 J8 @
　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

* E/ u0 }$ M5 w1 X9 ^　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
* J7 ?( x- q( n8 T8 Y
* {( p0 G7 s9 U( \: P( Z　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
% ]( ]: }* n5 J. A) @' w
　　(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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
; m, `6 @+ _* p3 d  n* p5 _
　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
% ]1 G* ^/ J. Z' a1 w8 [* S4 B2 _
　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
  `& d# J$ W, p4 A0 {8 F
  L( Y5 U( i$ B; ^　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

9 H! N2 f4 W$ U- U7 z/ K　　7.白费力气plough the air.
# a$ L+ g' W' w9 t: Q
　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
9 Y8 g) f" i- o
+ f  W$ k8 V0 g$ h; t　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
# e4 A$ ~( i( J5 q" X; G
　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
# R. S! k; G" m8 y; X
1 O( V3 w8 ]; U3 V5 V 　　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。
. N' K7 h* H1 s# k3 z/ g
　　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
. E3 X3 G7 b1 i, Z    a charmful life!

0 h5 Z0 H% l. q5 m% Y$ P- ^　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
$ H  M( ?" ?: v
/ ^* q# l  V* k　　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。
- k# T8 E: d! [- W! y% F
3 g1 _  o8 T5 t0 k% }　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
; n3 ^2 [1 L. L- J' M- r0 E7 r    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
' |8 e! w4 _# Y3 f7 n- H7 [* m9 Z8 C
8 N$ L7 ~) H# d& H" D# q　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
# l  C9 ^# n1 X8 f  t/ ]- e" y+ v
8 ~0 d7 e# |3 E. j1 C% F& N: A　　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.

7 b/ ?# M: F1 H  G) G$ f+ P$ d/ `1 }, n　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

6 A5 s  h, e- N" S　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
3 T% H2 z! y) F% z
　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
' z8 e. O  Q4 M' a9 h
: n$ S. X9 a- V6 F- j" V# p　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
7 E; g; u6 ?- Z3 v
　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
  Q8 N0 Q+ s$ [) b- ^
+ v& s+ f5 k8 h' K/ o　　13.被开除 be sacked
- e: t6 J; ~$ A8 h* T
8 T0 U; k- R! P4 m　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
2 Y1 d4 W9 V' L& u
: F# b, W- |* F2 O1 x　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
8 z( n) L* @7 [: C. i$ \. I
　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
" \3 S3 U: G; W. Q; O9 O
　　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
* i' }3 H% y2 U# j( Z' N
　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
8 l( P8 T5 `/ M" a6 Q
　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
/ I3 U' e( E' u, ?
　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
9 q& H, L$ E0 Z
# |$ s% R: s4 [　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　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.
4 {- j: I4 r* N. O/ B
) `3 m7 |8 g. p% ]+ T　　18.没门！No way!

; y+ Y. a: \& j5 B　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
7 F" L$ d3 f# f, c: q6 B8 X2 T) V" {8 W
: N! x, N2 A3 y* I- t9 p  L) z　　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
. P& @: E. ?8 c7 h    days were numbered.
' C8 L- b$ ?  N
　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
( }5 d& W3 F  g( g* A4 w1 w5 d& ~
/ z  K; Q6 q) T7 Y) ~& y　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.