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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8 x3 c: c5 h# g4 X1 F: m# c" }　　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.

# ^- k0 M& `/ o. T- y* T' @, s( g　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

! {  D3 F- N" t7 V$ i　　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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9 Q! a6 i: j" c6 m/ M; ^( V　　(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)

: l3 D# D' W" Q' z　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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8 q7 W- F* e9 P& P) k# w" E　　这几年他一直很走运
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' w8 X# ?/ E" E! Q# W　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

4 a9 K, h4 [& S# F( F　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

+ }7 T* S& W  ~- P　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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, e: B# A; Y- f　　7.白费力气plough the air.

" x4 ]; U( X  N) H　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　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
6 b7 }9 z3 H3 @9 J0 ]- i    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
/ N" U8 x4 l/ h& s  k    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
8 Y/ V" T$ z8 U/ Y    a charmful life!

. B0 L$ f2 E. G( H, h+ Y　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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6 Q7 K" F# j' a/ }& f  {　　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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# ^6 g6 G0 F3 c8 m! B/ S* M　　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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5 [; y7 {8 Z9 ~$ T- e! z' e　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

# k7 u  x" N7 s* N/ H- C0 [6 ]5 n　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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0 W2 b; m% V7 s6 I- J0 l　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

- E$ Y  q1 T: c4 _9 o* b　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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  g; i( w# Z( N9 |1 b) E　　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

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

+ ^+ \# ]  s$ i　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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  [+ [# X( }1 {9 A0 e: d& l　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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  X3 D2 X4 C' h" \4 x' R2 D& E" A　　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

7 ^# s& ^* W1 n. ], v7 ~' \/ C" Y　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
/ H; l/ K1 w6 ^$ l9 h- ^1 S: ~) `2 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

- Y8 `6 T+ b6 @　　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
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　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

# W3 p. n1 O$ u" V; j5 N+ B) r　　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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, D! F4 @( x) L. v" B% ^　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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　　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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' Z7 o# F$ ~' q9 G　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

* |. n' b. ~4 j+ s/ W　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

0 u' I$ d: U- U* ]! ], V9 x　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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* z, ]* H5 R0 ^0 N2 i& v　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.