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

; ^3 x7 g; S3 v4 k" l, ^8 z6 z) h　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

% c  h( ~. q6 z2 W; {, e　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

( G5 ]7 S. o, c) g　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

7 N) |: u, P) T! Y+ e: c& p. `3 [　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

1 G) ~; T  j. }/ P. S& o　　(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

8 M9 Q' g' h! F* s4 S# k　　这几年他一直很走运

- s+ @# l9 v3 }* i　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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) d( h$ K: A; w7 m: M　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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/ r/ H  B: M3 `6 p+ h) p0 j　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　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; w) V6 [8 O$ a* v' M　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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1 {. e# j4 d/ y0 `# _1 J: Y0 K- U　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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& \' e4 L+ h) x2 a　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

# L+ r, Z/ w( Z5 I3 b9 m" B　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

: n, A9 t% j. ~2 P7 I 　　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; E) j4 `+ d　　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
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
& [, D; |% }3 _1 I* ~6 Y% ^' [    a charmful life!
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% |- H+ T- g6 X: Q  d7 N　　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
- u- j& Z/ \, Q" K% Y    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

& U% C" s6 D+ w* A　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

9 y* o" l$ B* H! Q3 ~　　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

　　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.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

7 T; W) T( k' u% V7 M　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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2 ?4 j5 ]8 Y/ J% `$ L/ C# q　　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

# I, T. N! D& Z) D4 `6 A4 _　　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

3 P2 V! N3 t* w( p) m) w& O7 r  d　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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* J% k* p: s( R6 Z* q/ `2 M　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

7 Z( u5 G( ^1 W. G; k, i　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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6 k9 U* k) @+ g　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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0 P* t5 r9 s; r! o8 B' C( S) F& I! S　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

, f% w: u8 V7 D# x　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

; o/ G" u! @0 S& |3 @; T3 X　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

3 l$ g3 [8 M2 s8 B& m+ m3 a　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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; ^  ^0 F2 @# Q/ j. s6 ^　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.