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

　　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

　　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。

  g* w3 q! Y0 Z$ S1 z4 W/ s　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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　　(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
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　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

/ {9 w6 T' V, j7 h0 t　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　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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　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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. f. {$ S* ^- {- m& W: f( O3 Y　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

. M) o! Y! E2 _1 r　　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。
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　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
6 T# P) m: {9 h0 \8 a# ~    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
: N) f" U3 V7 K$ o; g    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
6 \. O3 O: y% J1 W4 Z" l    a charmful life!
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　　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。
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4 s9 x5 l3 e0 h% o: c　　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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( g* U5 l2 W% k! n　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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/ f1 x/ c% i# Y. p; A# w7 G　　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
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& @' h& R; F! L( K+ ~　　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
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8 M7 n5 v- E5 u& w% `5 B% T% R% T　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

' w5 K* |6 Z  A: W. `5 p　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

, i: f1 r7 R) H/ G　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

- {, i& d: C& N' g% |; ?　　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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) v& x$ e3 B! x9 [　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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( u; Y( `# ~9 D　　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

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　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
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$ f# _$ ~! e0 J. B  ^. C& E　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

8 j# ~4 f) i! a+ Z　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!
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3 D* |, c1 r6 b　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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; W( z+ `, W  |/ H7 m5 M9 D　　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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: |6 I$ a7 X1 L6 g2 ?$ {0 S, ?　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

) j. l; w. d. I. x8 j- K1 U" \$ t  ~　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

2 `7 n- f! t/ T7 N$ j　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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$ ]+ @( Q; u, O/ |. k: K2 N　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.