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

; U# Z  L, W# ]( d. F　　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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0 i% @, g2 b7 Y) O* y　　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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( |5 \- D% V9 ^　　(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)

% |; Z0 L% k4 v  e: J　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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3 [% ^3 {6 \5 s# d　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

0 O4 g5 P- l7 t4 ~　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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* \& r/ K* e, o9 L  t% N( C3 ^4 _　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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( Y4 D# c) K' \# ~2 C3 f　　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.
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- r' ]' p3 b6 j+ `# j　　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
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& k! A  w7 {" t4 q) S) d/ 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
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
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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。

+ A8 g6 q$ |7 w# R: y, r　　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.

: {* J  @! H9 n1 D% B7 z% E9 b　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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, O7 |& X$ A/ [4 q8 x　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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: i1 k- I: I5 y  |) M6 i. m　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

+ R" O* C. @1 }& @2 I　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

4 I) Z0 X$ i0 _　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

$ p  g; g; Z+ J& Q7 v　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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+ f  x' O7 z" _+ s9 J) t　　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.

8 z7 b2 ?% }$ c7 _9 M: @3 {　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

; f' D$ M; H& I6 N　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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8 o( Z# u' W* M8 g　　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

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
  S4 E' g3 S4 n& W7 Q    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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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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+ q; n8 T5 y  B" g) C/ v( \1 H  h　　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

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

- [# n4 W2 H$ Z0 n2 }% `" b　　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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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!

　　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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2 H7 |& J3 ^% n8 M3 \( S　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

( b' b$ B6 s2 j　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

; ~+ I9 O, ?6 E　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.