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
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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
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　　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。
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6 Z( Y1 q3 {) j& z' H8 O4 M& P　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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; Y7 ]+ e' [8 P! B2 d. M　　(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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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

! T6 e1 Z$ L- a2 @* t- z　　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

# q+ D0 n; V  v' [4 `  h　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

0 [7 F5 S2 s+ H+ L　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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8 M6 l) J& H  i7 q3 D　　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

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

% N/ c. a6 o: m　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

7 k4 V, d* T7 p* ], E/ r# l 　　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。

　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
, _) L  D2 _: |2 h9 M% U1 E$ x    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
. O. ?2 m3 h' A8 f    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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  H/ ~1 p- x+ F% o- o1 ?　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

. ]# h! s, R0 M　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

. t' c  J. u) i, p$ ^　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

5 O5 |% z2 ?) {3 c: P5 S+ I　　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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  E8 Q* i# R6 L: I  [1 y　　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

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

) e( z+ b% T4 `. m4 v$ _7 W. S　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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3 w4 m6 p' ]2 ^2 j% I( ?, J　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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
/ p- t! H$ X  F" M2 I    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

; G% o7 ~+ p# c) ^; r/ I; J3 J　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

. a- Y/ ]. i+ x/ @5 H8 }# g* e3 i　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

# i( a1 ~9 s7 H2 M6 O, W# b1 {  t6 n　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

6 a3 ]5 g2 r, q+ W　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

% I6 k6 A" W" E  O- w9 u　　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.

2 K: C2 S9 `, h, q6 [3 V　　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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. y* u( B: ?) \8 y% m　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!

  j1 \. H2 q- m  J: k# o6 g+ I　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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　　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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$ s/ h) {6 ~6 J4 U　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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. Z$ @( E( ?% L7 g/ S. L" ?  q　　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.