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

: e8 ]7 f. m% a" ?　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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/ T! x2 z0 X2 |: g- n" @　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　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.
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& L" @- O8 w1 F) G- S3 {9 c) k9 c　　(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
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$ l6 D6 z- H0 l/ ]% x　　这几年他一直很走运

1 U/ l  P; A8 `) k" ]& H　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

/ q- V+ F  ?# s0 {% G! t; b　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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: B3 u0 p' o2 }! M3 a2 H　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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+ j4 X* l: N0 z6 ~+ _3 w- Z# U8 E+ U　　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+ g/ [$ r  Y2 s7 j7 l　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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7 @1 e4 z: j, k) C! [! P& y9 R! `" I　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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: v' ?4 H$ X" ^0 b　　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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# r4 z9 }1 E$ I6 t$ |+ n* D　　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
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, O  o* v' E; A3 a　　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
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. B$ W- D! v2 q1 n1 X, M# h　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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4 `: {  E; V' v8 Q　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

9 ?7 p8 ?6 t9 I8 o+ H# |　　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

$ V! A. g/ R3 U, j; d3 e! S) A" E6 F　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

" h, ~$ S* N# i1 s3 t　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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3 v4 D5 ?. i; `' s% T5 a: o. @　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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% D9 `. E1 d; X2 F- _8 C　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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4 Q' ]/ @/ l7 m$ `$ j; p　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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　　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

9 N% P' b7 Q/ h4 o3 X3 l( ~　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
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　　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

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

& F# E  x) C' {% u2 x& A　　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.
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　　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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; k- S% j! C" t1 i' p　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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4 |9 e- T) T( K4 U" O7 L# _　　18.没门！No way!

  h3 E2 H1 [+ L" {+ _+ S, k- l　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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$ r/ G' l+ ?# Y! B7 h　　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.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.