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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; x4 o0 l7 T) o　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

9 B* y9 L+ l3 [+ p1 I　　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

　　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.

/ k! X6 O( q/ L& r8 [# S2 S+ a　　(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
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0 ^+ x% E) n" M; n, `6 f　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

+ S$ C4 Y* c1 U; e. @8 P" u　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

5 g% N) u* R, E: w　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

% R# C8 X2 A8 j' k, l: m0 w　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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& z! M* k: `" S- m$ U　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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' b4 V- `7 T; A5 M$ y, f　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

$ Z7 W  r) I# C* N, v　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

9 ~; i) ^0 p9 l* t" h　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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3 }2 c, C# d  S3 D  N$ z7 R; A. 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。

　　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
0 ^8 [, ?% c5 A7 ~    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
- L$ H/ A4 r( g$ T: a    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

8 O) Z6 o) X; m  T' Y$ @0 {% ^2 ^　　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
    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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. Z) U# K4 x  q5 a　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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0 ]5 ]% q9 C0 P  B# Q/ b, A, \  I　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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# o1 d+ M1 \7 _$ e) @# C& b　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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. S1 ]% `) t+ f% w) U( P+ c　　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.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

2 j- `: Q4 l  \$ J3 \9 C7 t% ]" z　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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( T% R' b3 g! G. B& e, t　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked
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, s  n7 Y$ X" ]0 C　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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0 [4 T7 K  o2 t+ M( D7 Q　　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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: c. g9 @1 P& k0 n$ f4 v/ k: Q　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
7 y# L( Z( p' C    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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3 s+ H9 ^5 V* k; X, g　　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.

, O4 j( y! M. Q5 F　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

* }! T+ ^6 [2 Q! z$ y7 I　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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4 W1 M' F2 I0 F9 w8 W* U3 q' j　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

5 G  z2 Q. i6 y* g7 W　　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
    days were numbered.

" A; j' S! H5 e: Y8 q0 f　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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7 L$ c8 V% _# y: x! o$ c$ E1 g/ {　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

8 W- X' J+ K6 p7 M　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.