2014年翻译资格考点串讲(九)

　　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 squeak

　　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 gravy 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.