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 W; L$ p+ W4 V& u　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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. R) i0 n3 L# O6 {4 j, v- ]2 w　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　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。
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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
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　　这几年他一直很走运
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' ]; l' y% Z( S/ q6 h: r& @　　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

　　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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　　7.白费力气plough the air.

8 P3 s3 |, w) ]: j+ u; S# A　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

8 [/ h0 {3 a: a0 P: ]　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　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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　　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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/ a3 [" L; H0 n% k8 h( o  \0 x: W　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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. I; j+ }; b* T9 Z" ~, i　　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
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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* V; h4 D! V7 P. q) C- B. t$ L4 S　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

- P" I) r* }7 i5 ~  W7 R* n% B　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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+ y( i3 U# R; \( S　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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4 s; b8 P+ p* S7 x　　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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5 e# k1 G, T5 A, {1 p6 u5 a; Q　　13.被开除 be sacked

4 X" R- P& ]' C) h! r* P　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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  c/ j2 E* }+ E- x9 G7 q1 X  G) a　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

7 L+ g; a; g8 C( B# g/ y; K0 i* _　　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
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6 w+ r/ H0 d! I2 p　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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$ D4 q( s% y' n$ y　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

& \  l6 V4 u* x; t+ _' C　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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4 ~( y0 e$ I8 c2 t　　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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　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

$ E3 j5 ?  D5 c  u6 v  }* }　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

9 Z" x) n; A" v/ z3 n; d  I# F　　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" W; e( ?; u- Y4 `　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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8 c$ ~3 Y/ t1 J1 p　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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0 O1 b, B, ]) b$ R* `; a, {  d0 V( G　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.