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

* i1 K6 f8 C- D　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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" t+ R0 \  Q& _5 S6 Y/ L　　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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　　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)

2 V8 `% R" q) d8 u$ `! i, J& E  c　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

# J$ X# J+ F; y- D/ X8 L/ t( E7 X　　这几年他一直很走运
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1 L: r5 K" @; U& W& M　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

* {2 k3 T: {- F2 k6 z( r* m# I　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

0 a( f! q! _# r3 A' [2 b7 O　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

) s8 Z' e, ?! M; t" F) Q* }5 d' H　　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

! L2 o0 o2 {* {& e, g1 ?* g( d, b 　　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
0 m3 o- O! s+ x  v* p1 y    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
. @% E. c( Q9 Z# y# D/ e    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
+ q/ I  i  K( y& W: a3 [    a charmful life!

　　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。

! M. P# x# y; e& U: R; Q( {0 J' i　　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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- B* m# I" t: u: ^/ G$ a, d　　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.
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　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

% c" y( C! d: L. ^　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

/ j* _3 _9 i2 g. V! Z2 m　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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; E1 R, e" ]2 F! J3 j) E; G$ g9 n8 F　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　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.

5 i& p* |/ l0 a# R8 W# |　　13.被开除 be sacked

* h& k% A3 p8 p/ X3 \$ R* L　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　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
8 h; u$ X3 {1 I  v3 ~. \    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

% F/ K8 T: L( U1 I  |. b　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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8 ~. d, O! ?% s- \8 s+ T1 ^　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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6 a) F5 J, i) 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.

　　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

# _' b& t2 s4 ^  D$ z: d3 @　　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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( ^8 g9 \. t! ]  F% ]: H　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

- q! Z2 C; W! N7 e+ U# ^$ m　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
; K7 P& X/ S& j' N$ Y: ?    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

- E& h5 t: b' K. {　　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.