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

　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

3 s0 o! F# |. ~! F　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

. ^) n2 J7 g& y9 c+ F2 B　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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' V2 N" r0 _# `- b; h　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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  m6 r$ d+ z1 _5 S, D+ K　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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, I& V2 [* f4 T1 S4 x, z% t　　(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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! Z* G) Y( u: u% N( H0 z　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

* j/ {, X8 q8 O' L( ]　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

" U9 M$ B+ S6 V' N# p　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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+ b% q. @, D4 w3 D  m) B　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

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

4 Z9 ~# {  ?" C6 K. \. P0 e　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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8 F% s4 m8 @3 o* R　　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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: |  c7 R0 M2 @/ w* W　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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( v5 p  v* s( I8 M; k 　　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
8 u- j* R0 K. p1 m+ F- T& G    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
4 d7 v0 z/ L- E/ h5 f3 v  ~    a charmful life!

! e" U' [5 R/ e+ \" f　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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7 R4 h+ e! v8 q7 ?. u2 d　　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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4 q; I! Q# L8 L: \" l0 M* F  b　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
; U) b1 r0 g  x4 e; j4 m1 z    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　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

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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# u+ O" v7 n: F9 A* n& l　　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

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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4 k8 `* `' C2 A- t' q5 \　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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# W/ O7 I" V( @9 M　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

6 @. t7 w: J% o% H: ?# p- K　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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7 r8 O( Y+ m- s6 q$ |4 w" y　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

! e) Z: o: H- D3 g$ X  w　　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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/ @0 f, d( l& T8 ?( ^　　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.
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　　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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  b, H# ?) C# M  G  s　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

5 C( G/ q9 P+ M　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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+ u$ k* `2 u1 T; U; P# i　　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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5 [, x6 ~7 O3 s! T1 T　　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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& D# l% H$ q1 ]( p/ @, M　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　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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' v0 ]  h; T4 L! C- t% H　　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

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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