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

; H! X: @, w6 _" v& m/ x$ v　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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& y% b- z, ^5 ^5 M6 f  c　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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7 t( X7 q. v0 @8 a/ Z8 s) z. j2 [　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　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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　　(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

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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) N9 b/ o; ]/ J1 I; U　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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* t4 k+ O" |' I6 Y$ s. j　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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/ ?. M& _" M. z: p- A( ^2 W# k　　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.

4 k4 F! m1 a' \2 [4 o　　7.白费力气plough the air.

: ^8 E3 ]  ~1 V) ^0 m　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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- }8 e1 G" F% |/ Z. I$ a# X　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

9 E) _$ B8 s1 c% Y: Q& [. a　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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0 ]  N& k! b5 G 　　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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, r! {7 j  z7 n% m8 V- Y　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
* Z- [. I, [: N( y- M+ s    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
$ g( F2 u. u& @, g% a- G5 Z    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
& c4 v( J: z1 U8 P+ E    a charmful life!
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+ g9 w* c4 H, n0 N) u! W　　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。

( @9 M$ Y( C( T  g; F. C　　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

6 O1 p) {1 e6 v8 c7 T+ V0 x　　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.
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2 j! |+ i2 [: H　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

/ g3 ]( F- v; C: }6 I% k" _, w) D3 a　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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* x) U0 b" g# v9 S$ {6 k　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

/ ]4 v7 f! S3 b, P% [: Q& s　　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.
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) ?' @" x/ C- X/ T! s" b  ~　　13.被开除 be sacked
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' T% `. E" b* d) O) i　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

: s. U- n4 |+ O& q　　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
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　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
! B3 m0 Z9 ]/ W" b& K& [. a4 @    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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. \) u1 Q3 X. J( h/ C' f　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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+ E* q# }' f! \: Q; m5 c8 P2 D3 N　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

: \4 f2 T0 R( A2 L) }' o* z, z( L　　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.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

0 j% G) h' q% ~$ ~- j　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

& r3 G/ Z  w, \: y1 f　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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7 u' p& E) B+ H. x" R( ^& B　　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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　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
, {3 }2 ?* y5 f9 ?/ |1 y7 t% I    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

; r: M+ j& \% A( h) G* {6 K　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.