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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" J. N; r: @3 w* |+ R' t& y; [　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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' H# g+ G$ s3 x" a+ E　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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　　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。

( N1 s, K, x! `+ ~, M　　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

6 Y! h' o+ E- o- H: @+ v7 L& f　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

. n; {  v/ Z4 p( i) }2 T　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　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.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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, z1 V2 r# t* ?6 ~. I" Y* q　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

9 o: |: m9 _6 i9 `0 Z) F8 I9 M　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

　　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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, m9 v/ ?1 b* `! Q　　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
8 j; ?6 x5 f* s    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
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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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　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
' d7 I# ]' V3 Z! z    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　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

; K( }+ b! W) K- ]& t5 j7 Q　　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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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

. j' _7 _+ v3 G2 H2 w& K　　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

" U1 |& A" y, p( O　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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' Y/ i8 |0 u2 K9 E6 K# w　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

8 g6 o; p3 |* K% n9 y　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　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

2 `  _8 [! u' c4 ?　　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.

7 n: z8 L! g* T5 j7 h1 e　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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9 h) @8 {  ^. G　　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.

( N' Q+ z2 d- M7 H8 V6 ^　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

. I7 n  |3 Y7 b　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

2 o* o2 D. U, z' p  [3 ?! p　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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5 {5 T/ p  u( q9 ?! H) V2 i; v　　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.

　　18.没门！No way!

0 z" x3 D. ^; m+ c1 e; |6 e' \　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

( g* f  o0 |' r) ~' l: m　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

1 X: d! X( ]) V4 C# k# o0 E+ v　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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