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

7 V3 I4 a0 q5 |- r9 t　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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# j5 z. C9 a6 @　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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9 s: V# [5 [1 k8 L' T' b　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

) p* d/ E& _7 I, Q& v　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

! l& N1 M/ u3 K　　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.

) J8 c% @# V( x6 P- ~- h　　(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)

9 n$ E3 X$ J* u% E0 g　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

5 S$ _- r) @9 A9 m1 `　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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) W* H. @( ^$ b2 }4 L! j6 {　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

- A3 r7 {, {- q: F　　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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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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; }( O; B: l2 ~, D( [　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　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。
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$ \; x' v7 B) |: t* Q; L6 Y. E4 N% G　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
    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

/ l# l$ b* I- l　　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。

$ ?1 Q% P$ `3 W: O) R0 q2 a　　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.

3 e5 i; v) D" J2 X. w5 S& e: _; m　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

) u1 r9 y, w. e- h3 o　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

6 j( u; E: g' L: B　　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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+ i9 N* J; o" u4 e$ B/ d' {9 I　　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.

' y5 N( R  o  P* [/ e6 a　　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
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- k1 a$ d# p- J& v　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

* S  I1 g" U% U  N1 ?- h　　13.被开除 be sacked

& b" F7 w) _! I+ Z, D　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

/ J" C* s6 t8 v; m% q# ^* |* c% G　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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. \8 ]% O0 ]0 s5 k2 x0 [　　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

! v# A4 g4 c/ w+ `' p　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
7 Y3 v+ x/ R4 @! g# E9 m    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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$ x% p6 |% b7 @) ~; ^2 T　　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

. f/ U, T8 c, E3 B　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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5 y; C! H- ?" r$ s" A# x( x9 t　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

! e1 V( I5 i7 {' t  V9 D　　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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　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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6 T" K. W0 t3 _6 H　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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8 n3 P3 C; v7 j2 |1 ?  Z　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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, u/ @/ n- B, {8 a. d4 H( e　　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.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

5 Z( {9 E8 E5 z5 H$ _) h　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.