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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- {3 V8 L1 U( `8 }3 b6 _　　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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- V9 H1 g/ [5 ^7 l" P& M　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

) ?& W; {$ P4 ^　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

: \" n. C6 D5 |0 p8 \7 l　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

9 t! p7 @4 p$ w. V　　(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

0 o* ~) e3 x, g, P5 c　　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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　　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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0 E% `0 o% ?, q5 q　　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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& N4 z' P9 Y8 E3 e- F; h$ U+ _# i　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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" V1 P! ^# f# N( J　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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
* c0 [8 f) G1 \3 `! l/ w- N3 m7 }    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!
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! Y4 V3 D# c: Q' Y　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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# |8 d3 ^0 n. p: w- S, ]9 r" c　　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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! r+ k  _, Y( r! x7 w　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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: d: T# [# ~1 p6 i; T; v0 |! Y　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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6 w8 L; i- l- |& M　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

0 B7 L9 d& k: ^4 W0 Y; w- Q　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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/ I4 I* b) L: a% v  [　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

7 n' @+ Q$ m& A4 |' @+ i3 E3 D( `　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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+ P. ]8 {4 x( e8 {3 \　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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' [- S% W' ^9 e　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　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
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　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
0 X& @7 M, z+ D$ x    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

! Q% y* u6 C# N: e7 w5 D% C1 \. z! r　　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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: R7 b" }9 i! s: W　　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
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　　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.
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　　18.没门！No way!

- S1 q3 D) r1 U. u　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

2 n6 Y6 Y$ x$ @) h' w. y2 R  F　　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
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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. p/ g/ y6 A% c. y　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.