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

$ v9 h% f& Z: l* E　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

2 s$ v5 C6 d' U6 O) }　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

$ V" x4 B9 n( G% _5 |& h2 F. Y( p' K% U　　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)

% H& b) B7 }/ t　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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+ ?/ y1 p8 {( }! e9 Z" O　　这几年他一直很走运

! ?9 {- V9 h7 b7 ?$ |　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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5 D4 p+ v$ O# @, y$ V　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

% P/ C: a6 S$ a7 i  o3 }　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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4 b5 F8 T( Z- p2 A0 }　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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! u! ?' ?# ]. H: w9 I6 n5 @  ?　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　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

　　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。

0 j+ ^6 {# f+ s% v" A* D　　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
; }3 l4 E5 n/ f& ]- I3 i8 y) Q    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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　　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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! {- d5 V' x9 ?3 o: v% |$ K! f' [　　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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　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

* }: O- H; h; E, n. s; m　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

0 z0 L" ~* J" `8 v. \　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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5 @5 E( J/ K/ k　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

9 Z- ?) o# Y- K( z. Z　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

) [& ^2 `" V0 }　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

3 T  y2 r$ _" L1 ^& \　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

! z$ |$ j/ F3 c2 z0 D　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

5 W+ ]9 W1 s( h, a# a- S$ e　　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
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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　　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
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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

& F6 j$ q3 C* l2 c* m/ z/ i　　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

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

0 l: D3 ?" b7 }/ b+ w! r0 j　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

+ _" L& ~, D5 v) u　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

7 y# d% V3 Q, I9 S" a: V) |　　18.没门！No way!
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7 q  ]" @6 d( B7 |, }- D　　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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　　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
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! L7 d! U  Q' g9 i& T+ h　　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.