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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; M: W  B" ]3 p: N* a3 F1 }9 p. f　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

& k! S. o7 N+ u0 |# P8 m' a, |　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

6 ~; t- |8 K( M　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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, r# k7 l$ w" l& `, M) J　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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$ J; W1 u! k! K0 W, G2 o, X" ^3 r' \　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

6 y9 o% c' b% R% d5 s　　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)

5 P, W( @% o) a9 u. J3 n　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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* W; F2 y$ @% |1 @　　这几年他一直很走运

: H8 p" [/ S4 a& N+ l　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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% z  w5 b' |. g: M　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

/ u# v# b- Q( s3 P6 g4 a& y! n　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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, y- W$ D, P  T: P/ ^　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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3 G8 j4 K; x' y& s8 j% Q　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

/ |+ a0 E5 O2 q$ I9 P0 H! M　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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2 v4 y3 ~0 V0 u. [" R　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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　　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
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
" @1 X  ^9 R7 _* W; n    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
6 U5 x. A5 u' H, m- }3 I2 |( V& o- E$ L    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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* W6 h+ z( j6 \/ \0 s　　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
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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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

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

+ ?' M1 Y0 x! _- o/ `2 u2 G　　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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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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. g7 |! B2 h/ ~　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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0 R% g+ C) V1 c4 _/ v　　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
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

: \' H* O6 `2 ^　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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$ l6 c8 Y/ g8 o( |$ N　　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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& g0 Y8 u9 p/ I. v) k7 s4 M　　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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) M! C; r4 ]- r- ^5 k8 X; A　　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

　　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.
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9 R/ U; R( |$ r1 H9 a　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

) J4 j. P+ Z* Q8 }" ~* f$ T　　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.
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0 ^8 a" Y' ]# w5 o9 w　　18.没门！No way!

% Z% k/ W- t8 y3 U. s　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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5 t9 R. X, t( a3 c, q' K　　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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6 {# s0 [* h# Q- r  R# }　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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/ A5 U; }: P6 C) A* ?　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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# C; A9 ]* O6 d, m: L2 a  k2 x　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

6 L4 _" y8 w. W' I: s. ], s　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.