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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; J  K+ i. d$ p* n. x　　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.
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　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　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.
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　　(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)
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! [* s/ G6 _* S" Y# d( ^: K　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

/ P4 q  k' l0 @& s　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

8 N& f: _' H; W4 F( P　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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& y2 E1 u* w. K- N: ?, o) _　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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* ?' y! T" F* u& w4 `! |5 A( G　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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　　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。
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$ k. `$ A1 L& F3 P) v" _　　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!

( X9 T" w: E" r  [! W2 Q! v　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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; R( P3 h4 V; {( y　　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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2 a5 F' x; p$ o8 ~8 D5 A! h　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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7 h( E* W, `) L+ P  u& x　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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5 _: S6 `; {  o　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

& E! u, C  K, T　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

. I! ?: ?" g  e* s# p- t2 V　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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( a5 ~) V$ V% v$ J) M1 _　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

3 D' O: z" y+ g8 P; O　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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# \5 x; T& D$ H* C- p; h% w" J! v　　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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- o: n9 I6 c/ c　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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: |: a( D5 S6 s) K* }8 B4 v" H　　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.

, t  y5 N( @- T5 k# I% S0 M　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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4 N* R; E; H( z2 g7 D, o6 v! z　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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# U8 \2 [0 F5 A9 `& z9 s* w　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

% ^( B* S, {( \5 m/ O; ^. p　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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. h+ d# R8 z6 Y/ L- ]7 i# [　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

* {* k( F$ `: ^7 B　　18.没门！No way!

1 }! `7 y7 N3 T　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

# @: u/ N0 K( `- b: ?　　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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　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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1 C. y8 \. C# C( Z　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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# c! l+ q9 R$ u) z! n# |; h　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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