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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* z2 f6 h- O6 b) b+ k: K　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

! U/ J9 c: ^, m7 n5 ]　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

6 x6 [5 P' \& C$ F3 b) C& P; ?9 B　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

8 m. b8 ]0 }3 \　　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)

* [6 {9 q2 A. I% s/ N　　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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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

0 d/ ?1 _/ r* R' V) Y　　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.

  f8 Y  O3 k% q4 W　　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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+ {( T6 g# M8 Q' w$ C- N　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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! L* z3 f3 T9 |' _　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

: V% x' z# J- E' W* l0 @+ f/ ]　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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　　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
* j) ]( l- Z' N" S* ?: D/ X% T8 `    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
0 o, b. @5 Q( C7 e8 x    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

, m' T6 N) V1 q6 P+ I/ i% j4 U　　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。

　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
* C1 j: q; V: B" f, s    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

( ]; `. V- j! _! ~4 Y! h& D/ ]　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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+ R1 O/ k" O6 s" e: l0 h8 W　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

, y2 Y- q. _/ D6 s2 n　　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.
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  M! t% y2 Z# O　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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　　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.
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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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$ h9 y, q0 z4 P/ B; |) Y5 A% c　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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. ~% x, r" R; g) M( m/ E! L2 E2 l　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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! G- S2 i1 K0 V. Y" v4 b　　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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7 D6 g% |6 s/ a6 q/ O3 }0 Y　　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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　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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, i# M: r$ G4 E* s  N* t! c8 u　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

5 L0 {9 ^9 {7 K6 i) s　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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; b: Y9 C# b. ~0 t, C  x4 Q" ~　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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; m( F& p$ \! `　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

( ]7 l1 r( G9 s1 I" U- b　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

( y2 ?5 Z! D- \$ `　　18.没门！No way!
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　　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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5 ^7 e6 a9 T: G0 Y4 E) y' }　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

. \' a; d6 `! s　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

& e" {% v- i' Z/ ~　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.