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

% a! k* }- _+ q# a7 i, E% J, Z8 z  j　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

8 g( D+ n! O. q2 X# M　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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" I( b9 U% _. [( K, s& C/ D) n% ^　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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& }5 f/ ?% m1 I( E　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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! ^$ F* M+ L5 z/ _6 d5 G　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

3 i$ ~( d6 N. i' C) _0 b) r　　(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)
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) y" _. k+ g) M& S8 r2 L2 n　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

: a$ g" |- S4 [+ f　　这几年他一直很走运
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3 Z5 N  X4 ]# [+ Q　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

! a  k8 `5 j0 z" e5 H1 {4 A4 s- x6 k' o　　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.

　　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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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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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. h" p/ ^* x2 _1 z" f　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
- W/ Q" E3 J' `) x3 B    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
# Z1 Z' _& J; ?0 Y) C) Q  N/ s    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

　　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。
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7 C1 a. g4 L' S: J　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
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3 w( ^( c6 H! O. C$ t* V! V! O, v" y0 J) _　　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

　　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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" v9 F( \% v2 q% e5 Y# W　　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.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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& o  m: B8 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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( N6 X' l* O; N: c* u　　13.被开除 be sacked

6 |0 x5 ]. G' Q- M8 }8 p# X1 l3 \# o　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

3 k+ R5 [/ o  J6 E1 U2 K& A　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　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
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　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
# A; s$ a$ C0 h2 O! `    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

7 k# C% Y: B! g) d+ L6 D　　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.

- G3 h+ }) p/ t: j. s; D　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

+ `9 F% p1 _, |6 O$ e　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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2 ~! }: G# ~7 H) G$ W7 a　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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" o7 E9 D8 o* i# R; |/ G! z7 ]  x　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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' |  Z- n' u; n. H' u4 R' Y2 |' D　　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.

　　18.没门！No way!

% i; q$ h; R) ~! S8 k; O　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

, K' E- c8 M2 C' @$ K　　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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0 C% C) \% x- q) j9 W( t　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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  J8 O: b$ A4 x; _3 g- p: t8 x　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.