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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" j, f$ z% l% F* M9 P　　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.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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# p0 ^3 ~+ d6 {　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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) O3 t5 F9 _0 S# _3 l( z4 l　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

　　(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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; {3 J9 U  X: Y2 Q" M4 a3 A  `　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

* n) F1 o4 t+ N, c. Q$ L　　这几年他一直很走运

! H- k3 S( L/ n+ q　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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. [2 ]8 v  u7 m( F0 o　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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- ~0 }& o$ V/ F3 {  z: s　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

4 l3 w0 T- @* f+ }, v: J! a/ X$ v　　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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" z3 O$ q1 U4 G　　7.白费力气plough the air.

- R" V1 i3 h: ~5 E) w0 K　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

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

' x- u& G9 R1 [　　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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# S6 }" ]% v* S) C$ M2 i　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
5 ?% B0 \6 k- K( G9 I8 M    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!

1 ^2 V, N( J3 b+ s4 J　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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　　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。

6 o+ K& W0 O. o9 @/ d' D% d  O　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
! z+ {& W$ X5 ?7 D3 y! A: O& O4 j    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

6 N6 M( `( i- _6 k2 e4 `　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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: _1 U3 N" o) I9 `7 t( m8 c　　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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　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

) K& K! H$ v1 _# K  [, L$ 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

( C# u9 {1 E# C! S2 `: \( |7 B　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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$ a+ r" G% m9 o) ]　　13.被开除 be sacked

* S' l3 l: B* G3 v　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

  L% N+ S( h  @* E+ ?# @　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

9 D3 q$ F  Y# C  a　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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+ @9 B9 F/ M$ y. m- M6 J5 x8 F　　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
3 h4 @2 h6 g5 J! Z% v* k6 |4 G    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

% m3 J- e- W5 B# ?( d; M( ^　　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

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

- j6 g+ y/ K. R　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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8 M, N0 p& q8 [# e* f7 I& q. x　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

7 j& x# L+ Y( k3 s5 W7 D* r　　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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6 G- t% e- k+ |# w" L6 Y4 q+ Z, a4 T* w　　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
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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$ ^8 M2 j# k, I# M) y9 V  W　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

6 i8 F- B. S& Q　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.