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

% h6 j) l2 w0 \9 K. b: C& E　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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- c' S3 g5 t7 ~) |9 y* G　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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0 b! h. {$ C# q) m- {　　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。

　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

" N! B9 `0 q8 i- X  `- e! u, {　　(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

　　这几年他一直很走运

& M$ a* k( U. R; @0 Z1 c　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

" X% Y# x- O. m, I　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

$ Z% a4 b: o" @3 f　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　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.

; V* m  v( a% t  H5 @. o　　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.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

　　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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. k. n5 |5 e) E　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
+ {9 {6 V0 v% Y4 z' k5 i    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
6 s/ |5 ^5 a- J2 m0 q% A9 b1 d    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
+ [/ |- n: k: g% C6 P    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

3 [1 Q2 w3 Z7 Q) W* g. s$ x! ^, H　　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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0 m' j; e$ r* ^  h7 y# Q: C　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
+ {9 W) n8 G% G* K; @& R% f  j( }    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　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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　　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
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: h# c7 o+ v) T* \) J　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　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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( l1 h4 P( ?/ a. e　　13.被开除 be sacked

% u. ^5 ?& I* k+ T　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

1 B! v# @+ U/ E. E- h' Y, @　　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
) U' T. X: k* \  }* p    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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　　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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7 D7 n+ \" }' b/ i' G* x2 @" Q　　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

8 Q# a9 ?7 @) F: V5 z3 L9 x　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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4 X! I$ {4 V/ _) l9 ]　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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! o! t2 o+ @% g2 \& S9 D. ^# _$ `　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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7 a1 D( y" w9 {7 X　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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! t) e2 q& D& R9 O  ^　　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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( B9 b0 L& Q/ K/ N7 ^9 |9 ?% |9 H) r　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.