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

4 ~; O4 G( F( y* ~/ M! \: ?2 D　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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3 ^3 H+ M, p" H  ]( ~/ w& _　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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3 i' u9 k8 x! \- X% |: H+ c　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

+ Q( g: O' M& }6 J　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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- |6 h0 V9 V6 S  v/ W" K　　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.
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  B# {; l4 y6 M7 W! p　　(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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# G7 O- f0 p+ d　　这几年他一直很走运

& Y% Q0 d* a8 f6 `& l, R) @　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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1 z$ T( B, G4 l- o* ]$ c* {　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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! E( C: z/ y2 T- r& L2 l* i7 o. @! ~　　7.白费力气plough the air.

- c' M2 T  {& K; j3 K　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

1 t5 X3 g- W* v, c　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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6 Z- z9 g! f7 r4 e* 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。

　　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
  M" P1 G9 ~9 P6 L    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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0 O+ x* o, P5 t" z' ?2 W6 K　　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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　　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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　　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

: e6 l! A: q* w7 [  a& Q7 `& t7 z　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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& E4 y( t# Z, l　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

( w2 ]7 r) Z! o　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

/ y* \3 b' w8 c　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

/ s. L! e$ P3 h7 E　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

/ D2 E6 P5 R$ G5 @　　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.

: v# A- X* R% M- C" Q7 K　　13.被开除 be sacked

7 F/ Y) U4 x# ?( U" s4 c+ r- y" C　　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
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* J3 M3 q3 O/ n; t　　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.
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5 ~0 J5 T1 R1 ^' h. r　　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

　　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
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3 r+ j$ G/ r$ O+ n' F4 Y　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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  ~0 d, f( @, ?　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

+ k& z+ p" B4 S4 f6 ?　　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

, i9 k) l/ D/ w# o+ N) Q　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

3 v$ A2 n- K; N3 L0 Q　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　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
  }5 G  }* b8 U: m0 }7 E2 e7 w    days were numbered.
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: o, i* G+ `4 e* S' m　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

. w( K' k2 A: R8 Q0 q6 k　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.