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

; e3 q7 k# O7 W' V& f6 X　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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; i1 N3 u; j2 E! N, W+ K6 P2 w　　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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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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3 u6 }& u/ ]4 o* a8 c' l9 }6 N! Q　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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6 f: G! [* \& y& K: J( c$ z　　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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7 Q- N% ]5 G  u9 N; N5 }5 P　　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

' S& Y0 }2 h3 E( K# P　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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0 R# `9 ~' s& p& a8 b  S　　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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$ D: l, ?; f7 p! R+ }. Z2 T　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

3 E6 j" n" ~% Q; o　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

- E, x- K8 v$ T& o! o; l# y$ O6 F 　　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$ J0 G6 H+ ]　　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
9 T% Y7 [. j; {/ P. i5 C0 t6 [9 W    a charmful life!
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　　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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1 E/ F9 m( o5 K1 r4 ]$ K　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
4 L% q2 _& D, g# _, z+ i+ }    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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4 y- a1 d2 J& N& j　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

* `$ T; t, H1 c. Q　　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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7 Y" U+ Q5 R2 H9 s9 r. w. D　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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  {: U" f9 U) z7 y1 j0 i　　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

) {& ~" w+ a) O# i, J8 G; l　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

! n) F$ D, O1 w% w　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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& e% @, b" |. Z" ?* @　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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

" C4 O# d5 F8 ]5 R　　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.

' x8 w! R, s6 B( X0 f  G　　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

& G  S3 v+ ]* k　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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# h9 j- q0 O  C: Z　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

2 p/ J4 b3 R' L- @& Z　　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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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

% A/ n5 N, i1 k+ a　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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1 g( J1 g; e2 Y3 J" m　　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 ?. b4 q( \' b1 _, ]7 e1 ^9 _　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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, f- i0 D' A1 r- b; ^  X) r　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.