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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/ o* x5 J) O2 ~  S- |　　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.
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5 m2 @4 H& V) Y2 x9 y　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

0 ^+ \9 s8 c; ~$ [6 A1 p2 [　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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* c% e/ W/ D$ A　　(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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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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9 m' l6 k( J: {7 w  c　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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, M+ ~7 r2 R# s) W7 A2 H　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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) N& W0 {& t/ ]) q5 i　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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& ]3 x$ A- n. d  h' S& E　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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/ ]+ ^* H* s5 ]7 v% d9 C　　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

　　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
    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
    a charmful life!

　　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。

　　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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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

' {0 s6 ]$ L. H0 f( A　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

# f6 E% T$ ?) F. d　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

/ ~4 a: m$ O9 V% t9 U" h　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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$ p7 H7 M, T& X5 C1 ~( ~  h/ V　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

/ e( j2 o4 A8 g' `9 w: |　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

: O) H+ X$ }( T! s6 a　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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* Y) Y$ h4 L$ x9 Y　　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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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　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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1 j2 o& Y4 h; E' k  k1 l# p　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
! x1 N' J+ G" D+ V    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

# {' b# C7 _0 R% b- m+ i; q　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

- c- h$ v( u6 u　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

: c$ [9 A; R" L# c. ~' r* @- {　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

$ j# y( U) }# r7 q$ C　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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0 m1 C# b2 C  `+ L, m; b　　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.

: m* B1 N& r( H: H0 n. E　　18.没门！No way!

3 Q5 e/ {! C/ S6 M2 Z& I& u3 `　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

6 i0 Y  K* H: G# ]' p/ ^　　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$ p6 ~  X& r$ Z# W8 n" P( g2 a　　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

6 h+ L/ M# X* {, d' Q2 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.