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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　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

  s' b2 E3 f: ?4 @: `3 X　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　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)
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9 m/ O: ?7 M6 @- }　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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; ^7 [3 {$ \+ ]6 ~. V　　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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　　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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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

& w/ e. l/ j6 n' K/ \! q0 R7 S　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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9 ^' z  D/ [0 ~　　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.

/ \0 l2 S+ K0 u8 T0 Z( j! J　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

# b7 j- v# E* T8 O9 C9 S 　　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
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    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
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　　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。
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　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
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, V( X9 J. r4 _) v; D4 O* R　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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# `. R3 R7 P" B3 B　　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.

, R5 I! A& k; ]0 J3 ?  F( d% o+ }　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

+ a/ G2 m# L( r7 @　　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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　　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
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

% Q5 H, C$ C+ M+ W, |" ^　　13.被开除 be sacked
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! N2 k6 A* `3 G  Z8 P* H6 b　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

6 R- y) x6 y: P/ X& r+ \　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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7 W* d' T* {  x+ ?  {　　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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　　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.

4 \, S2 n4 a- Z/ ?　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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: e5 O8 P  X: f% z% c9 K　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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- X* _9 u+ F6 R2 u; p6 c　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

& u) i! n  d* W# F　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

4 z7 ]# s& r" X+ G% X4 P1 t3 n9 Q　　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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　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

# e1 C8 g- z+ q　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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: u9 D- J$ U0 i- E' B　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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. ~* m' X# i! U, q+ `' l6 L8 i/ M　　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& e5 R; v0 M/ D; S  {　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

! A# }6 Y2 @/ e4 F* G　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.