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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) [  [8 y3 z# L  [# h　　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.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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# e/ G* c, I: Q. I  o. t$ R8 ~　　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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( T7 l6 U- ^* [) C) X, _/ a; b　　(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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$ x- U  h; {4 V2 ?, R; z　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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7 `: O7 U( S4 g! a; b　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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7 K& \; ?# n5 b6 P' A5 v　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

( P0 F6 A9 |- R$ f- p& ?& m" n+ S1 j　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　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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　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　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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2 J, g  a: J6 G' P/ M　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

; Y& m1 \; J/ G) r6 G. e 　　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
( c' k& ?! ]8 s- L0 R    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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9 @; n- i; q$ P  w  i　　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。

, O) W; V5 t2 g7 O　　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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7 @/ w5 k7 I. G1 G　　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

9 c' I8 I0 ]& I  }3 U& z: J  S2 j) R　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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/ H- V+ R& @# ?) h' z; ]　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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; A& `4 Q" K7 l' w　　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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) t4 x! o$ Y1 R* L" ^　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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: K- N  @3 j. U$ e  i! I" M3 |　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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) y0 y) E$ M) T2 K2 Z1 J　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

: d5 q5 n6 v8 e- t) H( t# Z　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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0 m* Z( Z. X9 k3 `% b' j　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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- Q! e8 l5 [" H' f' H9 ?　　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

　　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.

$ t( v. v+ F' M' H7 S" K2 d  x　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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% i' k- b) e" g" A$ @' e5 U　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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0 N" o; Q: f2 M. S　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

! x- k% P: d0 y, p+ w! V/ w0 r　　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
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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" M: W, {- }4 A　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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0 A% q1 \, Y" r! S% Z( B' r　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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  e9 L/ U: N1 l* n& k5 _, x　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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* ~% A; ?# U7 z　　18.没门！No way!

　　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。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.