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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# H5 z2 U. a! _3 b　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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. `. F+ ?1 ]+ _! n7 R" N1 k　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

# Q1 L. x" D7 R. C9 T' a　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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0 v2 P# z& K+ u  U　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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　　(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

- R+ [6 x/ P" ^# F$ Y5 D5 J& |  N　　这几年他一直很走运

( C$ o6 N' ?0 G7 A　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

! D2 z; h( S9 l5 F( Z　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

1 h8 m. w, X, l; `' Y1 {6 p3 r4 K, t　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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。

; d0 U8 ~' M$ B# G. Y2 H) O1 I　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
: [, R0 {) ?# h; Y    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
# n6 ~( h6 D& Z) g5 m4 f' v( N3 d# f    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
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- c2 N7 v( F7 a/ `　　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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0 |5 {9 ?, E  I- M　　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.

3 D/ {- b: y. d/ J　　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
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6 y/ X3 p  f5 l0 Y　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

; \$ u2 U, X8 F4 R　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

6 i, `+ g* \" v! u) ?　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

2 H1 b4 l! {1 i2 p+ z　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

% X; H9 s" P9 M; l& d3 R　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

+ i& k& U: ~. ?9 s　　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.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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3 h$ D) d4 x. n8 {0 i+ h　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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- M1 ~, _. j0 R+ ^　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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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　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
& @* ~4 f* c. B3 j; @' w    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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3 _. ?  Y. b" l2 j9 C  R( C: Z　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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& v8 V$ l: D7 i( G; B) ~" z　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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* l; Y, a1 b% W( V　　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

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

2 i& `$ ^5 c# Z" R　　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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　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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$ `% u2 W+ _; O0 ?4 k1 _( l　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

4 a+ ~. Y. y6 t/ |) F7 z　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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