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

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

6 q1 \3 z. T: ^; Z2 D　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

3 N5 i0 O, ^4 q　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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  F9 u) j0 X" d# f2 L; h) i, I　　(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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% m: z3 M  q! {' T) N　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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; c" T9 Y3 f# [　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

% }2 T* J8 I9 l2 \2 d　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

, a* i6 |  F; }. m$ s8 |1 N/ H　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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1 O* y  F/ G+ W' B( B　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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0 {: {" [, _/ Y: h0 C: q　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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. f1 \# m8 C, J- J  \" G: c　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

* ]# j7 b6 e; k. r. g1 ^4 p 　　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
" W+ [3 m9 E" O    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
3 d4 G! i7 _# j4 Q; W6 u    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
, `/ w) A/ X6 l/ N    a charmful life!
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7 |* S4 {! M8 v" y　　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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+ H4 k+ R3 p4 o8 l8 a( \) S　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
9 q8 J/ q: z% k7 S$ s3 k    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

* _, }+ w, Z: Y4 l9 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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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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/ e- C- P  l5 j　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

4 p) J  W8 b+ S　　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.

　　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

( n( z- I4 L" D2 W+ D　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

  u" f# @% N) [' B9 h' ]　　13.被开除 be sacked

- x! J& t4 @9 ~; m7 x　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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) w* q" \. Z; j) m) Q+ J　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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* v9 F9 D# u5 f+ g2 i　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

. w0 P' z' t$ V2 h2 G　　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

7 \. C5 S' Q/ O6 F& S  B　　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

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

' `+ w( f+ h7 S/ L9 {! @　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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1 ~+ H  V5 x! Y  n- G8 e　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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% g& g0 F0 @) p$ Z, H　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

; {: ?/ d+ Q, q: B8 V6 ]　　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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& y( e: q; M' L( u4 L* }* n　　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
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/ e7 [7 a+ n) L  J　　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.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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. X% d0 J- b6 g) A  v　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

0 G- ]8 ?# I; F　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.