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& P! y/ Y/ Q- E, G0 y　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

4 X& Q+ M/ A; k% W" {　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

8 H: U8 {6 O3 I: n  O8 J　　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。
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　　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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

: u4 }* S& Z! U　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

: n2 ]2 J1 m! M9 M3 l. p! u/ K　　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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) k7 r; `7 q+ A　　7.白费力气plough the air.

! o8 A6 I! j! X3 e7 }  q' N( v1 R; N　　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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% Z  L1 D" r! H% M5 n3 f　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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& d7 B0 B. X0 P0 c- f- K1 D 　　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。

　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
* T1 h7 R" s7 {+ H7 d5 @8 X! }2 p. O+ r7 x    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
. J! ^, {% H3 U+ W    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
1 W" h* V" R' b/ M    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

/ ~0 N9 r. s: k9 G  Y  u8 a　　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。

& G# [6 C/ S2 ]1 v　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
, a' ^5 u5 l- T% `    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

6 X- O- K3 o! v1 M0 ~　　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
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8 E# P3 s" i3 s" x1 e　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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6 l7 Z, C1 I& w. A5 p  T　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

. E0 r; Y; S9 [　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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4 u7 S5 y( r/ H! S　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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+ J$ ]4 T/ _9 H# U　　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
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2 o+ [6 Q7 U) S2 P" p　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

! d+ u& k2 @& d( \) ~　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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" W% S; ^* E; z+ P　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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! g& {+ m: B5 ~: l　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

  F7 j) S2 R# x+ h　　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
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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% x4 c9 Y& T6 |( u　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

; l; U: p& W, F: s+ m　　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.

( W3 h! [. ^' |0 Z/ U　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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& _1 S2 G- t' t　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　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.

4 g# I9 |3 {- X; e　　18.没门！No way!

4 Q- d( u: A1 ?+ C　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

, A+ I  n/ N; I8 i5 ]" \　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

　　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

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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