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
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+ @% v. b9 H# W9 L1 P! p　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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$ e9 S( e+ o/ X: F　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

' ^/ e; `- ?9 ^0 g% v　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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: d* f7 f; o1 s8 m( Z　　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)

) Q; }: w2 H; ]+ @0 b- A　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

% Q  V) N7 ]- C0 y+ X　　这几年他一直很走运

; c6 h# S! M' ~: Z5 O　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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) i6 O; Z! w" F7 h! K　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

4 r; J( b1 n5 d& S! ?4 f　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

3 R( w: R' k! U0 p1 t　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

$ J4 ~6 C7 I& O　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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: {3 P9 {. s/ A% ]　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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3 N9 M& P, y! c. L( E/ G" a　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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. h" {9 i, y- L9 l+ ]; C) V　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

* o+ R- _5 |/ P  r 　　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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4 W7 O; e& c4 l8 L　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
; Q; I  q- C" M' ~$ g* l; M    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
    a charmful life!
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8 d2 l7 a' Z' t( u2 T7 J2 c　　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
4 A5 x- M" F6 f5 G. l' g0 l. q' g    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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9 {: D( K& K  V% J4 C1 l　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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( q6 L* t' T8 l' m　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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1 Q# n( B) q) U$ F7 m, l　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

& Y' f) ?0 o" f　　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
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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! O3 g. m. N  M4 I9 A5 A0 X　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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( Q5 H3 D* }4 n( V& X) {$ E　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

. ^3 d1 @* g, {+ f. E9 Z　　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
+ h& n! S* L; _# q    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

# E- D0 L( l/ o$ h& X. ^　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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6 g- |) ^- U5 S9 e　　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

0 ]! J% w, x% _1 W' W　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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7 A* H/ q4 x, A  W# a　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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0 ?7 i4 @& R" k/ e. y& j　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

0 _" n$ L3 Z$ D& A" j2 x6 g" g　　18.没门！No way!

　　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
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/ [; d) ^2 C: b　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

8 {7 C/ L; e* |/ D- Q. ]　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.