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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4 c0 P( n6 K, S　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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$ D. }# m, Q% J1 T　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

1 K" }& N, i' C; @　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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: ~; Q" Z) l: m' Q" G　　(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

　　这几年他一直很走运

) M' ^3 F1 }* m　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　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.
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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　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

8 H3 p" u6 h% k1 H8 ^8 Z4 y1 e. \7 e7 h 　　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
& h( U) e* F7 N! ?! ]) m8 }    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
( h2 h! ~! T; |4 a; A, k5 W1 e2 U    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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　　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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6 ^  g- i' q8 Q7 E+ ^3 F$ j　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
. n( B% ~/ _9 f3 [    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

/ V5 o8 E5 _+ Q+ j/ K　　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.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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, f$ p. m& v& e- ]9 E' c　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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: P4 J/ k' X/ h4 B8 k5 U　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

1 F9 Q. h+ b& e　　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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/ p) P$ J; ]; G　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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' I, C% e; J8 R  E　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

6 d# C% T+ c, N# W　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　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
! F1 u: B0 N9 d: X0 {8 e    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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& U  Y* Z- \% X. G; _& d　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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; Z, h1 w% Q( y$ Q! T, J　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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, {/ `$ p$ l8 B; K+ ^& s# I. h　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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. A( @7 \' _* o' |　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

% r6 J6 `; ?( j+ u2 P# v　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

% @4 ]& `' n0 s- Y6 W　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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: x! S- }# @5 k" D, j" u　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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9 |9 L$ x* v; @( \3 y8 U$ h　　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。
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5 s6 D( V, e( g  |4 {　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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! e8 I) g' U4 D/ F% [6 V　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

1 {' X5 ?! b3 }. |% c1 h　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.