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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( h$ f: @- k1 |/ ~0 j' 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.
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$ e0 X2 h: v  P9 v% C　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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. V5 p& d$ h5 g8 F, A　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

" S/ Y; n' A& ?; `　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

7 R& Y3 q2 {5 @( ~3 m) |　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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- s; h. ~% J& Z" j( k+ u　　(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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　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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( p0 z; f3 D& ?2 q0 |/ N/ Y; J　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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: y7 a' A4 |( _3 T' Y　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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) p  k. A4 ^2 G; t! ~% h" d　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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# T- q# J" }2 q3 l　　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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$ v1 L( V& [+ ^1 Y　　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
7 V# d5 [8 u  `. L6 b    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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5 s4 |2 l8 E: {3 _　　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。

　　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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/ S  u" g1 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

　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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' U/ `8 @% B/ ~# t2 j　　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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8 G3 P* K( C' b- s! _0 Q* B　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

3 |1 \. w$ f. x6 o7 |+ r　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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6 ^' _% {7 q7 H, S8 w　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

2 D0 Y7 {8 g+ l2 w6 ]　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

/ `; n, y" u/ A+ m　　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

* Y7 X+ f+ Q( w1 C/ b( C　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
" p- }" v5 O; U" ^& `- d8 l    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　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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& F* q& ?1 O. r- ]　　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

1 X2 c7 i" p9 _- k) d( Q7 N　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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- U- ^0 H  T3 v5 x8 c　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　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。
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　　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

　　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.