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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- P' Y4 [# C! o5 w- h! W8 p　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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+ P# e% a9 g: m: A; J  Q　　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

　　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.

　　(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

* t0 U5 f) Y. N) s　　这几年他一直很走运

# y& T; k8 A% @7 _3 u& E　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

  O( `; Y: ?! L" I　　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.
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2 G* R2 ~7 i0 _6 M# b　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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8 g6 e, \1 @; j, G  M( P: m　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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. W0 [/ J, N% }. G; X) r　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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　　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。
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( F* ^( R6 x2 X( f　　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
    a charmful life!
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* t1 a# B4 a, E9 X; q$ [( k- L　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

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　　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.
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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
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2 P" t$ G) a$ W  z　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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/ E: T" Z4 Z) U4 B6 R　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

6 _. `7 l& I* M( O4 Y+ Q* \, Y6 Y　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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9 h: E3 h- [. H0 n6 `" ^　　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.
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. j* }- K* E7 D4 b( y+ j8 ~　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

: g  Q" A7 w; f" L  ~; N　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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0 i7 V7 b* Y# q9 z3 D7 y, G+ U% t: E　　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
" I$ |) B1 n) }  G. g7 S( i: c    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　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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. l  z0 }1 r2 S! Q3 @; e& E7 N　　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
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　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

2 q* D+ Y* H# F　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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' `( o: B: z$ r. g! f　　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

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

. T& e* F% i  r  G　　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。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
  }9 s' ^5 y1 m( L: B: O9 {& d$ F    days were numbered.
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( ^& ~( e% z* o) Q! P2 j9 B　　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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% |5 C' R  ~7 b4 E. v# @　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.