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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　　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.

0 K$ `1 _0 u& Q' q　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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/ D& C4 R1 i3 r* X　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

/ a% i  ^8 i1 z+ M  k9 P3 Z; Q　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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$ i  h5 E- d5 k. _9 o! E, Q: U$ u: E　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

　　(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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　　这几年他一直很走运

3 I4 d; U$ f: g　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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4 i9 \# V, g* L　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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7 G! ]6 d' g9 m, v- W( c　　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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　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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+ P6 [9 @1 @4 I　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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  u: |% S! L* U& ~# U& b　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

  n7 {# ~( O2 ?) F　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

- ~1 W) q- T9 z% Q) 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。
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　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
& y9 d  J7 M3 Z& j+ Y9 }/ C% w) _    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
( ~. x( ?% K0 D8 v    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
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　　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。

8 b% l8 ]4 T) D. r9 E% B+ z" C　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
; C, k2 J2 Z. C' k) B: p3 h$ u' s4 X    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

, y" o8 c4 b- X$ r. b　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

2 l% v6 @9 ^' r) B　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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2 N4 f" L1 a& g* ~　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

( f% j- x9 S: R. b. x$ @5 q3 f　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

1 x/ H9 ^* K% s6 |' x$ D　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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: G% h+ r0 ~$ t" z　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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　　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

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
# A+ N6 r  o& }# E6 L    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

' i' q. F2 `9 w: z  Y8 k6 g& k　　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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　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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9 [9 Q- F- J, M, g8 U　　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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- A# w% v8 H$ c/ r  p6 e　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　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。

2 h! u. c3 X) X' |  [, L$ N　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

　　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.