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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　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

, O- K' S5 T; X* R　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

! g+ I6 h0 g% _& u　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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1 \! q5 U! [; `; R) q: s" t; v　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

　　(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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% l, A3 N5 [+ U　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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9 V6 t# t0 d% V1 r　　这几年他一直很走运
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4 l% k' Z/ W4 W　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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4 \3 a4 S9 U- S& y　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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2 h. ?# w2 [; J" Y3 f　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

) }! H, u" K2 n　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

; n. h! Y9 d  u' o9 p( C　　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。
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　　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
$ l/ K6 {+ y! m& z3 Y8 S    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

# s0 o8 `7 k* a1 W) g$ m　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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
8 E  ~& y- U/ u! W" u    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

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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. r" T# C5 A3 K1 Z& E　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

6 i1 X  k! h& t$ j+ J9 `　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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* P5 P* M, U+ q" r　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　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

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
! A; L) [0 O' d) ]6 m, h) W    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

  Z$ d2 \2 f1 L. F5 q6 o1 Q4 _　　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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) V+ W' f/ L1 _, k5 O　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

( v: A7 U1 D# f+ [5 p. |　　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

, k6 `* t0 F" C4 S7 y, W　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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　　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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: N) o9 ~- d7 I$ |3 G$ t+ {$ Z/ ]　　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

　　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.