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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+ c9 q! B, r* t# V! F) g; ~　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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* `* W7 A6 x4 q6 I　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

( Q& o+ ^3 s4 d: n　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

. u, F, [- Q. A4 Y" A　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

+ o& }3 o- I6 y0 p9 n3 J　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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  |4 y: ^0 W3 i　　(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)

" Q/ E" H" f$ j0 D7 I, j* N　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

- U9 W) T- G9 {　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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+ Q2 y' j: v: Z! |: H/ V　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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" {- ?. N7 d" D; o, |* D　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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# h6 r1 J: a7 q* o8 t3 d3 Z: o　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

7 x: X! @2 P0 P* F" d: c  ^　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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0 ]7 h6 I& z7 P* R　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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* r& n; f* X! y/ c" F. d0 w2 V　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

" P* _1 ?8 i3 B& n8 b 　　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。

8 I" j, X, a1 a, K  I; l4 v　　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
1 P! o, q$ }: j# |, K$ \; g    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

( e& O: [# H$ l7 _+ c6 z7 I　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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, D4 |; D8 a" k+ o$ 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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, a' W8 S8 I* V3 ^2 Y　　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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* U* f, W2 u+ y1 S8 d　　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

3 K/ n' b5 f. V% m- g　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

! @8 U: u+ l$ H8 \! q　　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
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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; z" Y7 y' X" B9 \/ L# s% d　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

! X: W1 T9 b( p* u　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

4 p( C) Y) }% g# F　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

) g- R+ h: P) Z: X5 I　　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

　　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.

0 \6 m9 x$ |/ T7 G　　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

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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, c4 y2 a7 w8 l　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

/ x; D$ J7 s3 ?9 V　　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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+ O$ [0 w. q- W& E$ ]+ H　　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.
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# v! s; t' h6 ?6 ]% Y  o! T( |　　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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　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

3 z% M7 g* H0 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
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9 e1 {' j+ w' e" b' C　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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2 U- H/ o, K9 N: |  X　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.