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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2 Q; b/ @8 H( x0 g. j' x6 p9 n　　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
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3 u1 M/ J7 J) z/ C　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

8 q/ P; M, I% x9 I4 g1 I! r8 v+ g　　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.

: Y9 U2 ~# r8 |. U' T　　(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

9 B5 G1 i/ O/ K" A: ~0 i, X# m, i6 V. b　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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1 R7 ~' l; T1 f. {  d( u4 L　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

- H# O9 o3 ^  \+ t+ W　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

2 x1 p9 x* C& w% o% W1 _; I/ r　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

2 E4 V0 F8 ?1 L# q+ d8 h: u　　7.白费力气plough the air.

# l/ H' Y/ ~# X0 I: {　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

  k; `& z/ T2 t1 i2 @3 }3 h+ U* i　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

& R* t6 ]" e+ v9 c+ j 　　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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4 }* P% W, i  b# ~1 s" }  O　　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
5 c  E5 T6 ]- V8 G0 z" z" O& y0 A    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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, ]5 [! s* V6 \" m* _* K9 c　　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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% i2 \( y" z) C8 m4 V/ I8 Y6 j　　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

. H9 R# I+ I' r. B' i9 p　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

* T; V! l' Z0 R# q　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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! S7 ~7 g9 f- Y, n5 i　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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; \$ `* I4 S7 d8 [　　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

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

, a8 f2 t7 b. Q2 }　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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& g& n, o, s" \1 Y　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

" a8 U. G6 Z9 m- p* h0 E　　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
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　　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

5 _5 f) q; n" I5 J; L　　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
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　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

' M4 _. e6 F! K　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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# e1 f( Z0 M; \　　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!
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  i! N, T9 R, [8 k6 g' P; u+ Y　　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。
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: D; N/ A; g" }- M　　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

$ @* `0 E: x" \* A1 ?: b　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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