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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5 L. j) N& f! v& ^, f　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

7 L& n, s8 n7 Z4 h, a  F　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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7 u8 |/ g& ?( m% b9 R: t( C9 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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运

3 f. r+ n  }$ @* d( }$ |2 e; r　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　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.

6 l, G3 _* |2 z/ a& f* K3 V　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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% m) o/ t; r. w" {% e　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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。

1 D/ f7 Y5 P! y2 P( Y' H6 o　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
# R) P+ R9 g9 Q  _    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
8 v- n7 K& G/ V    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

6 I, ?) A9 W0 `9 u) R! X　　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。

( V4 n/ N: _, }& n% c5 d( S- P　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
* [  Q# Y$ F, q2 r. d    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

+ N) t/ W+ T4 l, S- y9 I　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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* B. O4 v' C: ~7 L8 _, t　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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3 }/ j4 Z! W) O1 `; o# R1 r　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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& J4 A" B4 f8 l( X1 F, @　　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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# s) t5 \) \, c; F  r4 z7 n　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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  g& ?' X2 g+ |/ [# f　　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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　　13.被开除 be sacked

3 o9 p1 n/ P: E- B- H　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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+ W' K# _; L2 b2 Y  Z8 U- h* `5 t　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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, G% z5 r( p& ?' l9 A　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

7 o  i7 E1 v/ r* B/ 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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, W, ]% @6 m" s  y1 {　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
0 ~+ n, {6 j! ]- x$ E3 D9 [    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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2 u8 I' r- b: B& }. ^7 Z　　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

1 C: U0 S  w9 u　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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/ Z3 u: ?& E5 g8 v& I( z- _: Y9 V1 S　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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1 T/ t9 C. q2 A8 C  m0 W$ j　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

: ]" u5 e, d9 J0 \* `　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!

; P$ x& h6 R9 Z8 P1 l: o# [　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

- O- ~9 `9 @$ k! S, ?2 m( c7 l* _: C　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

4 F+ Y3 O6 }; F; N　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
8 g- _. e' y- X8 w, X( h* h7 J$ i    days were numbered.

; r0 R- W' }) G5 `　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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4 g2 @0 g" d: E% _7 e; F5 T) t　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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# g, m( j& F. }7 P　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.