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1.前途遠大 have the world before one
你們的前途都很遠大，但仍需努力工作
You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
2.好險 a narrow squeak
昨晚好險哪。老板同一個女職員在辦公室里動手動腳的，差點讓他的妻子給撞上了。
The boss had a narrow squeak last night in his office: his spooning with a girl clerk was almost found our by his wife.
3.手氣好 have the Midas touch
王先生的手氣特別好，干什么都掙錢。
Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
(此語源自希臘神話。據說神給一個叫Midas的人一種特殊的力量，任何東西只要被他的手一碰就會變成黃金.后來，Midas touch便用來喻指“有發財的運氣或技能”了)
4.走運be on the gravy train
這幾年他一直很走運
He’s been on the gravy train these years.
5讓人給騙了be ripped off
我又被那個家伙給騙了
I was ripped off again by that guy.
6．不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
7.白費力氣plough the air.
你再勸他也只是白費力氣
Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
8.命好lead a charmed life
他的命真好。爸爸是政府高級官員，媽媽是公司的總經理，自己通過了托福考試并獲得美國一所大學的獎學金。
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 got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading a charmful life!
9.倒霉get in the neck
在家里，如果孩子們打架被父母發現了，倒霉的總是年齡大的孩子。
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.
10.背黑鍋hold the bag
在任何的情況下，我從沒有讓任何人為我背黑鍋
Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
11. 有利可圖的事an angle
無利可圖的事，那家伙是從來不會干的
That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
12.吃苦頭burn one’s fingers
以前，我為了幫那個家伙吃了一些苦頭
I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
13.被開除be sacked
他因為玩忽職守被開除了
He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
14.因禍得福a blessing in disguise
他遭遇車禍反而因禍得福了：住院時和一個漂亮的護士相愛了
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.
15.一舉成名be vaulted to fame
老張就是個一夜成功，一舉成名的典型例證
Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
16.千載難逢 once in a blue moon
這可是個千載難逢的好機會阿
This is a chance once in a blue moon.
17.十拿九穩it’s dollar to buttons
他肯定能通過這次的考試，這是十拿九穩的了
I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
