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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7 B# o2 [2 d  d% u　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

* `! ~! I' c. ^* V　　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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7 J& f  \3 d) `4 c7 p& p　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

( ?. |- \0 _7 T0 g. S. X0 [! X　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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! I# v% _8 T+ Q2 d" O: T3 J  Y* Y　　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)

, L, V( k" d5 |% @% @2 i, e! I　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

- Y7 u9 l/ a4 z; @9 a# u' `　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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% n; {7 z) ~/ c3 e! X9 S　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

0 o9 o. b) u) I4 o7 |+ K　　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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　　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.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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　　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。

! {* n0 N5 g4 S7 y　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
9 I) y0 E6 `% Z: n    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
$ y: s& n& m% T    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
0 E) x' k2 a3 ?6 `; @9 A    a charmful life!
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1 w  V) L- ^. K' O2 z$ e3 l0 K8 S0 R　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

8 y! g! j4 k5 [/ H& F- F, {+ Z　　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
; Y" Y9 ?/ d$ z# v    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　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
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, R: \* Z5 g3 L" Q( j, D* n　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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9 z: B7 a  e1 m# W7 w5 q6 v9 s　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

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

+ f: w3 Q; h9 r) L' g' F6 O7 y' o　　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

+ p4 r7 @4 a/ @- O% ~- L2 c　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

- i: @0 Y- ^' _! H# a) q5 G: \. l6 j　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

9 q% L/ I( J/ T% W　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

6 P! P  P4 E/ l& I7 p5 @8 X9 k. 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

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
  [1 ]* L' j/ |0 a$ C% M. R8 C    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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2 {  x1 ^7 i7 L　　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

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

: e) y; A6 e. _　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

0 i3 l6 F6 t. ?  z6 F9 G2 u　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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& W/ d# _& p" ^　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

$ v" B8 o. C8 s# I6 y5 o( y" _9 X　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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  K+ l* v' r7 R  n* [- b　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

: }5 L) M! {6 e　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　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。
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" c, X* _* y3 h8 T4 `　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

! o9 d2 j5 g6 C1 S　　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.