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

　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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/ O7 L2 K' y1 _* H　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

2 ^6 u) y4 v0 n7 I: z　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

5 T0 }9 ]3 d4 X" h+ v8 |% q　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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3 f; _* C& L8 c0 `# g% @　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

$ s9 M* z% _+ T1 A: O! a0 k) ~　　(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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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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6 ]3 a% e8 a$ S2 O' k5 ?　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

  r" J8 g5 ~+ Z; p  P　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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: p: \/ j5 F% p, ]　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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( A  i2 [4 a! s5 `$ D+ k　　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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　　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.
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7 c+ O1 B5 |1 F: y3 T. @　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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2 K& m7 w3 h" a$ k: f 　　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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　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
+ f4 H3 `; v8 A6 t1 u    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
3 P% B5 @, P0 o2 w4 _    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
2 {4 B+ z  o& O/ L9 C/ ~    a charmful life!
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　　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。
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　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
( U' T* S# M1 J1 M4 J    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　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

' w0 ?) o4 Q$ g' J8 x9 b. [　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

2 X- n# d$ Y" t" n  b　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

) F4 H- C4 e) u) R+ P/ W" p　　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

4 H6 Y2 A$ U3 ~# P　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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8 ^) r# X% i% A( P8 [　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

- Y6 b. P* G4 Z8 Z0 T　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

- q0 U, ~# b+ k6 z* F　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

1 J  A" n6 F, z+ O　　14.因祸得福 a blessing 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
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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.

& c( J3 G) B' ?. t　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

. b3 D) z2 f; k% d  Q　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

3 \2 `- t- q/ K3 e3 }# l　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

) j/ }7 v6 U5 K7 p/ c, N　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

! G) s% k  l! c/ i. x　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

+ t% m! m7 G; l4 t! t　　18.没门！No way!
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　　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。

' p$ v, Q  r/ k8 i5 j* ]1 L　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

; Y, t6 P4 w6 `( A4 ?& ?　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

$ R9 W1 U4 I" L9 _, z" p0 J, x　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.