1． 前途远大 have the world before one

　　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.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak¹

　　昨晚好险哪。老板同一个女职员在办公室里动手动脚的，差点让他的妻子给撞上了。

　　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.

　　(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)

　　4.走运be on the gravy² train

　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　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.

　　6．不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　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 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.

　　10.背黑锅hold the bag

　　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.

　　11. 有利可图的事an angle

　　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

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　I burned my fingers in helping³ 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.

　　14.因祸得福a blessing⁴ in disguise

　　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 pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名be vaulted⁵ to fame

　　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.

　　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.

　　17.十拿九稳it’s dollar to buttons

　　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.

　　18.没门！No way!

　　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。

　　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

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.

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