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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- E- H$ M. b( M: ~) {& B　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

& T3 M$ [7 ^: D/ U9 X" T　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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0 m3 |, k1 \: ~! @# R　　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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' R) E" D# ?: v% C$ @9 `  E1 X　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

3 @; O7 c8 \- C7 y　　(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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/ [) G! R/ P) s　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

! t" y8 N8 L. O% h9 @; v　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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' M* j! `. }% ^8 B( Q　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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. ~1 V, B- }0 d　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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' S' w& S0 M# M2 E; K; A1 P　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

! I* P8 M* r* P　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

+ m5 T$ E% f( h7 m　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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' g3 \, f9 q# w 　　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。

5 [$ G& ]8 t! v8 W# N1 b6 |) d　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
+ c% \0 r: _" c  _, j: [" h    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
% h+ Q9 _8 ?  h: s( `5 K8 n3 ]    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

( P' Y: R; G8 T* L% t　　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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- t3 g& k+ U# t  T　　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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& D: b! Z9 k- C% v* D; i　　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

: g( ?3 v$ d4 r4 H, |　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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0 J+ L$ H1 L2 V" x7 `  a　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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7 q/ b5 D; D+ `　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

6 _* j* h0 n- A) v& f8 }& R　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

0 m3 V! Q& B1 D  m　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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- L; \* r2 t2 v* z/ R* V　　13.被开除 be sacked

- ?( p! t; r9 u　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

& W4 M/ y" B5 A  a6 V/ v　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

8 Z6 d0 T) s7 |. ]) N　　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

; z" c; j2 e( ?9 I$ X　　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.

- K% |2 n$ V% w1 j9 f2 T　　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
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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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" u6 R; k) c: R1 a1 Q0 x% E* x+ K' X　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　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

: R; E. \7 l8 w% w　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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( e" G# O% I: D  l  _, w　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

$ R4 J" B, @5 q& h/ q; k' c　　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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3 O- Y6 q# R: c4 `　　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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; T4 W" D3 ^  {5 O5 G  T　　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

% q7 |( r/ Z# s6 Q' h# U　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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