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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0 h% \, M: X/ C7 s$ B9 C　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

0 U& ]+ _+ A/ F6 M* E; }9 |( i2 `　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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' d( b$ {( S6 ]7 G　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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. Q& Q6 e* H$ u9 L2 ]! L0 f　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

% B% g" D- i0 ^7 y: c　　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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% p9 i& z3 t7 X* ~: p+ ^  u. p$ ]& R3 ?　　(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

9 r0 ?4 m. ?# b8 \- d( t　　这几年他一直很走运
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' C/ `$ r; T; K" L+ V/ ]$ x　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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  O% p. _' G: V+ |　　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.

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

　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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8 q) @2 ^$ M1 A+ {2 ^　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

% U% o1 ]8 |8 V7 c0 v: G　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

+ G8 _! K1 U& Q4 ^　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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/ j6 v4 i% 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
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
) K1 n. N; P1 \2 h! [- C" e    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
$ Y" p! H7 J0 N) f    a charmful life!

( N$ `' n! N8 k4 n2 O7 `2 X! }　　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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1 q$ V: ?2 q0 J+ t# H　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
. m& R+ S& y# i    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　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
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4 h+ M* ^5 a( D7 P3 I　　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

: f0 Y1 P& {2 v% `1 E　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

, e& g, _! O( B　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

  w6 U& i: y8 @8 z& I　　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
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$ Q8 `% G7 A: o6 l2 ~2 w　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

; B: i4 ^3 e! ^* O. Y- l* p　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

+ F$ ]2 F4 y( f% U6 A; d　　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
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

3 V* y1 S, X; Q0 D8 z# O* Z  m　　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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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

5 r) k8 n" l4 ?; t' R9 E0 C　　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

3 J* R. L0 B$ n　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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: i! C4 b; Y* j　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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" t# \% y0 \% `6 P, f　　18.没门！No way!
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. a2 z) E+ d- j! s! v/ K0 ~1 {　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

+ X3 K2 ~5 S. V6 W3 g' {　　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
7 {; q( v% z% V; Y% ], ^; A    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

7 H+ a7 r: [; M- @- S! ^　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.