考试辅导：2011年英语六级汉译英分项指导5

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　　2011年英语六级汉译英分项指导：工作机会和运气
　　1.前途远大 have the world before one
6 }$ E% t6 t- E$ S; e- Q　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
: m. C" u3 i, F　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
7 h" F9 {2 I4 B　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
; R0 m2 ^6 ]6 J) x　　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。
7 X& _- p7 N9 T( |& F4 S  |　　The boss had a narrow squeak last night in his office: his spooning with a girl clerk was almost found our by his wife.
5 v# h6 S/ Y$ j4 Q) {7 \　　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.
8 x. n: h8 T9 B5 n( m　　(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
0 u2 g8 v- _6 @& G! [" E　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
+ t% i' R0 x8 |　　5让人给骗了be ripped off
3 ]3 M  g  T7 b% L1 ~　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
1 b) F2 m$ B/ ~, [: u　　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
+ e1 ]7 a. u* b# \% c. v# O　　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。
' `- u4 T* D1 s* j　　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
7 N' I# t' f. @1 d　　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。
& j& b! ~8 s/ J7 V+ \　　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
! S0 i* o0 O7 A9 |1 E　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
0 A2 D, \4 m/ ^9 I5 ]* }6 p　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
- Z" `( p! K4 g0 i8 @7 Z2 ?: b　　11. 有利可图的事an angle
  P/ n# L" b% m* {　　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
# C7 e' Y) S) j/ G　　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
: x1 _6 T! [1 K" B! ]# d　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
5 I# c( ^  C4 Y　　14.因祸得福a blessing in disguise
( V- U3 l& o/ s0 @　　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 vaulted to fame
　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
: V9 S; V: _2 A( c: H& X/ R) E　　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.
; |( q  h6 \% J) k" k. T　　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
) _8 u, |( h8 h. a7 G　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
6 z7 f! E$ ^& \0 m5 @　　18.没门!No way!
　　19.好日子不多了one’s days are numbered
- r. j. d- S) ]; D! k1 X　　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
+ W8 m3 X$ c) `' m5 C1 l# A5 I　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
　　21.走上坡路be on the up grade
* p7 Q/ \# Z8 o& F( z- X) _* f　　走上坡路比走下坡路要难得多
6 v1 o$ f" g. e/ s/ P( C1 t8 f　　It’s much more difficult to be on the up grade than on the down grade.
5 J" \: D( o6 O) k8 Y% C  a) V: c　　22.受某人恩宠be in somebody’s grace
　　他们家的孩子都很受人恩宠
. P; [: z( q' l4 U/ l* r　　Every child in his family is in good graces of other people.
) P* K" U+ z& M8 K% z　　23.开门红get off to a flying start
& ~- a0 h8 _  I3 d2 [0 l　　我们公司一成立就来了个开门红：在开业后的第一周就得到了三笔大宗订单
, w. M1 t; z5 A, `( [7 Q5 ~8 g　　Our company got off to a flying start when it opened to business: we got three big orders during the first week of opening.
　　24.跟白给的一样便宜 be a steal/be for a song
1 i" |& n! ^0 [' Y0 U; |　　这部车他只花了300美元，跟白拣的一样。
2 ^' ]& l, I7 t　　He spent only 300 dollars in the car, which was simply a steal.
) q0 ?' Y( A: B6 I　　25.坐失良机miss the boat
# {4 e) k- }3 W3 |! I　　他说他为错过那样好的机会而感到非常遗憾
　　He said that he was very much regretted about having missed the boat.
: r" ?: |- i: N　　26.一帆风顺pan out
  q+ R5 ?4 x6 C  l　　你不能期望事情总是一帆风顺的呀!
　　You can’t always expect things to pan out each time, can you?
　　27.碰钉子get the cheese
　　他没想到在那个公司会碰钉子外语学习网
( `8 o, ^0 i0 `% I2 F3 ]; x! e　　He didn’t expect to get the cheese in that company.
　　28.在火葬场工作work as a funeral furnisher
　　老李已经在火葬场工作了二十多年了
$ _' T1 h% F9 i. D　　Lao Li’s been working as a funeral furnisher for more than 20 years.
5 T* _7 E0 E4 \) v! z　　29.吊儿郎当play around
7 U! h7 ?( r8 a- U9 t7 P　　我可不喜欢让我的孩子整天吊儿郎当的，一点正经事都不干。
" x1 t/ u8 w; R1 F4 B' W　　I don’t want my children to play around all day and do nothing useful.
/ B! A% h( H+ E; `( l, _' G/ h　　30.棘手的问题a ticklish question
5 T3 W. ~/ ^4 F; S9 {( ?　　面对那些棘手的问题他也显得束手无策了。
8 v) J$ ]; H7 P. R( W, [　　He seemed to be at his wits end before those ticklish questions.
) ]0 }8 ^# Y, @7 @$ _" F　　31.难办的事sticky business
3 N/ ?$ {* G) @8 a5 j. z$ f9 ]$ S　　他发现这件事特别难办，同意不好，不同意也不好
7 [) M  ~( f0 R4 n　　He found it a sticky business: he could neither agree nor disagree.
　　32.稳扎稳打play for safety
5 |1 H+ ?% L8 C2 U8 ^　　在这种情况下，我们应该稳扎稳打，切勿操之过急
1 K& v4 Q3 [# n3 C# C, B　　Under such circumstances we should play for safety against making haste.
1 N7 [. B: c, U' t) V) v. s8 i7 x　　33.干苦差事hold the baby
/ t7 `2 o. e# c  s1 O( Z' S$ t　　为什么把这个苦差事留给我一个人干?
& l  L9 w& R8 ?" P　　Why should I be left holding the baby alone?
　　34.饭碗儿one’s bread and butter
4 E8 {9 m9 ~+ }- m" W　　我不能放弃教书，那是我的饭碗
　　I can’t give up teaching, for it’s my bread and butter.
　　35.忙得不可开交 have one’s hands full
4 D6 c* w7 O' u% H　　王燕白天上班，下班后还要照顾家里，简直是忙得不可开交。
　　Wang Yan has her hands full with working full time during the day and taking care of the family the rest of the time.
　　36.没那回事 nothing of the sort!
　　别听他们胡说八道，根本就没那回事。
" D, P' {7 W6 Y; A- V# h　　Don’t be fooled by their babbling. Nothing of the sort!