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

4 U# w( p; s2 w$ k　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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7 P  p$ ?5 |2 c6 E' J　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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. C+ @# k# r2 E& h; J　　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。

3 N2 z' l4 |" N) |　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

$ x9 {/ P& c. V3 L3 s　　(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)

' V" n+ K" S( E1 n* j# x  O　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

0 x# V/ [3 z: E$ T4 q　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

( a/ D$ m+ S  J& g5 b( q. ]4 n　　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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0 v" P3 t0 S8 N/ }$ J4 u( b& ~! o　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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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3 v. l( o0 ]+ r: v$ T' P$ S0 ?& N　　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
3 J* E; b; p, c    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
8 ~; O* E, c! C  G    a charmful life!

8 C$ X5 \  a) A! O　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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　　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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9 {) Z, R/ r- i# N5 P, T5 e　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
8 l: ]& i% W& s8 n$ ^    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

; r( ?- C% H' ]: K' G! d- r: q9 |, q　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

7 h5 j2 @0 C3 H! U9 A/ a　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

* X1 R# [, L/ T; H% d　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

8 f0 x+ k: z9 g4 @　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

5 ^' Z0 k; x- _! Z6 R; s　　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.
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1 \5 }1 Y1 N7 A　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked
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9 G% Z) e& J  m5 d+ ~　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

. l2 l* P6 X9 S3 @& z　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

: B* }9 z9 ], y7 e3 `# 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

  ~& D' Z1 p0 M% W1 f" w* a　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
1 B. T6 A( m& q- E) [+ K. }5 Z    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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! L9 h  A1 H$ i, B9 F; ?　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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/ @& x. u7 ?6 A/ {3 e$ {　　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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1 B* t* u4 s: v* i+ r# M4 x" l　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

8 T" i2 R. o  V! V) e/ U　　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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# a  Q1 x, ?5 ^, x! R! U2 Z　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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: P& Q! t3 l8 U/ a　　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.
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* C0 M. k0 ~. r. Z　　18.没门！No way!

1 W; i6 q8 K) L6 A, H! c) |　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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& r8 D; h3 ]( }8 N, X: M　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

4 b5 ]  o  p2 l8 q! f1 r) R7 ^　　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

3 i, M; s+ d3 S  h- r  w　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

6 C& B, o" x1 e* c; G7 a1 H" T　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.