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

　　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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" i0 L- f4 u$ a2 [; x/ [% ^' m　　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。
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　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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: s6 |4 x+ s& f4 r  h. G　　(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)

; K7 p) }* }: e# m" ^) @# S　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运
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/ l& k; T: M$ h4 b　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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! r# y& E! b4 C  l　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

5 B; V  ~& s" w& Z+ r  z1 [/ s　　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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: |: n0 T5 \, h　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

" m8 C1 R- H8 ?; x4 y- i" f. y; n3 H　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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1 \5 V. N% ~% B; t 　　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。

$ l  B3 v7 ?% |0 u6 x　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
6 q$ |$ L) ^- r4 o: {! p    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
. r, e9 s2 ]: l% P& a. v    a charmful life!

( Q( ~- ~! O2 N5 [, G1 n1 P4 Z; I* G　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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( m' W5 ]# z9 m4 j4 @/ S+ y6 |3 e' l& r　　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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( n8 g, v+ ?% 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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  ^1 U$ f( W! i6 {　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

- F8 L! n) d' a2 c' e　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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- P( u9 l7 j& q　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

- X( F# f7 P8 E　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

　　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.

1 M6 S: r, z: y  o  n) m　　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.

8 S0 `. l! J$ |. v& u- {　　13.被开除 be sacked
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& T' Q6 q* M# w1 K9 \/ Z　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

9 X8 q: n$ ~- n2 x' J- Q1 u　　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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6 @& Q* Y+ J/ N　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
9 Y$ X/ u& G3 R1 T  A2 h" N    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
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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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! O7 g( U% P- b! Z6 m3 h1 I　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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/ r* z. o3 ^0 @; ^" w- Y　　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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: E# z* s6 I7 V' ~- i! |　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

) v* G$ L5 y# S$ N3 C　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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# D, k9 Q" R" A/ n/ z, }0 o+ ]　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!
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& c, z0 s2 a2 Z* C　　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。

　　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
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1 T6 ^* ^: W3 E  I' `　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

+ n" x6 e- w+ x6 w+ v. ^- I* k　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.