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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2 Q/ m! I  N! ~+ z7 i　　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.

+ k! H5 W* y4 E- C5 V. B# h; e　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

+ T1 s% [2 Y/ @& @2 X　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

  z8 N+ k- |: z' `) B; f3 [　　(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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0 a- C" f2 N' C+ V- N- `5 i　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　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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+ o( a1 s/ y  s% Q" I* @　　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.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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　　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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0 B! ^; B6 i& c- S' T1 J4 T, R) O　　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
' Q) e) O# j' r! _3 v    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
# O4 `( t: d1 _: c    a charmful life!
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( g' H) o3 O  [8 l2 A5 L/ Z0 p　　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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: W+ f0 I+ [7 g　　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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8 W5 l& s5 r& T( ]! @, E　　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

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

+ P) Z6 b* O7 D　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

  Z7 E. n: i5 i( h　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

5 e! {" w, O5 M) j8 `　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

0 m! x7 L6 f) ?8 T, S/ E' M& f　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

0 [! a& n1 G( ?1 j; D5 [　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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! c: g0 ~1 T$ Y9 B) C　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

: @9 M/ {9 _! A8 G2 w' l- D7 _　　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
. R. A) S, u( ?' v( {0 O9 x+ @% f& X3 w    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

3 {& u% ~1 D4 I. [8 u　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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" b* c- L- S! x' P　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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7 X4 v$ |  |7 }  W0 ]　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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+ [  @+ T* _; @/ K0 s　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

; `. m$ y  N. r7 a: T　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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3 t6 ^3 P1 b! e. m5 \　　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
    days were numbered.

$ b, H3 g* H2 h　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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! S) `: Y. [+ ^! L; Q3 n　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

3 t6 Y, O" C6 P5 X　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.