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

9 @8 R9 b2 {4 S# x$ _- W7 }$ `　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

! V" J  j9 G% ?3 c- q　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

% H# T( F) `) F6 |: o, O; N/ R　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

: w1 o2 t# i' R" j　　(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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6 }5 Z" d2 A. k8 Q" ?　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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/ S9 e, E( C" M# P1 R: ?6 V3 @2 {　　这几年他一直很走运

# v4 g4 ?6 W0 V( Q/ i1 d　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

1 J8 [. \2 B- r( O% u- \1 c　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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# H" \; p2 _  s$ N4 M　　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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$ h$ f$ c& Y2 Y% M' u+ \　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

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

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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( B" ^& i. W: t1 t: i6 F. O4 `# l 　　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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/ I3 \0 b/ A8 ^; ^, d( Q% I5 `　　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
2 A# q/ H7 d& T' i: i0 v* J0 c    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

+ r: s* t9 `4 O) v7 M　　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 A3 X. L+ x3 x) o& J　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
; l5 Y8 `$ n# M/ E" i; x' T    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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: M7 P- T' g9 L$ O　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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( M, @, ^& }5 m9 f5 H9 g% F2 o　　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 ~1 T1 k; ~1 W　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

% {' ]" g7 m$ \. X" f0 V# U  p　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

4 t, N3 d, ~' }- e6 a  C　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

: _& i. L: e' X& b1 R6 r0 W1 h　　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.

' Y4 A; B) b6 e4 x1 |" D　　13.被开除 be sacked
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" H1 [1 G2 A/ @( h　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

2 {' W# @; g- i0 N7 W　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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　　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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" [: z5 \& C& R% s　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
9 S9 `6 H# n0 m0 W    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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- ]  a+ T1 d8 l　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

1 Q5 D& f' f7 N! u* `# ]6 ^' U　　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.

3 P: E. E0 P# u; O% P  ?, V　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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5 ]5 W8 x, W2 C4 r8 b　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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0 x+ i# f' K1 _7 y  R( `　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

2 ^9 V: [/ E. J' z/ j　　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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$ W; d# r+ r, ]" Q" w+ D　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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! C5 x; J# k, ?# F　　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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/ j1 H5 x1 Z% U1 b9 f/ {　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
. j5 |, b& b9 ^  m$ ?! V" q    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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0 E% K5 N: m" J( p2 u+ V　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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; [6 G5 z- W9 @% u* y/ I# v　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.