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
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　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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! d4 I% Q  U7 k- `( \# E% {　　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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　　(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)

  v. @0 Q0 L% z8 }$ y3 q　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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: H8 S8 [9 p6 L  \0 X  z5 u9 T　　这几年他一直很走运
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, g/ _, y' z& R# \9 K7 X$ t$ o　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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' ~  P5 V: X! z+ S- B5 J　　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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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

% F5 q; A. r! i$ i- v( D　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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0 h, Y$ B6 J' ?1 i, Z" o4 K3 c% b　　7.白费力气plough the air.

! ^/ o7 Z( x4 B' ~& X' a  a" y　　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.
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! R& Y) j2 Z; Q* b# R# s' m　　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。

$ _' J3 r8 w/ b! W　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
' O. X! _# h7 d8 w9 V, {- R+ c1 U2 l+ ~    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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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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/ e3 D7 V2 n' U0 q* ~4 t5 h. E　　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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/ M4 d/ R7 k4 f( J( h! L　　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
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; l1 y. T7 D7 L9 w　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

& H& i( @( K1 C0 P　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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　　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

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

6 Z8 H3 U7 r6 s! X　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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8 x% ]1 Y/ |3 k! e2 \/ k　　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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5 m* w! E/ }3 l. t# {5 @& A& D* t　　13.被开除 be sacked
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( G1 k3 F  Y' r6 P　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　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

/ Z2 U! z& R$ @. q　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
. f. G9 r  ^* g- `4 W    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　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.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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9 \6 d. e9 \9 H5 d/ C+ f　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

' t- J, R8 X5 c2 [# a+ d　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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: f& h/ ]! U" ?! d- V( S4 F2 B& D0 g　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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! z) R' C# F& Q/ ]3 q3 E　　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。
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　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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! J, V$ k1 z  |5 J& [　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

' v7 h; {9 U9 o& b　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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