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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# o& f6 J- E2 G, j4 [* [　　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.
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" Q8 u/ @6 Y9 ^% P! V8 H　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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7 w4 M/ t* l& G6 o　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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  `# N5 d( B, ?0 R# K. f% [& M　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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( |" Q9 n7 _4 [, {% L/ u& o　　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)
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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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6 Z8 O% s8 t/ j: J  W( l/ d* `　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

* M- z1 B% m( d% U　　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.

9 f- e+ k" m+ a; {　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

  U3 @8 ~6 l2 S3 k' M9 U　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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8 i6 y# j" w4 ?  Y/ O$ T　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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. i/ J  W/ k3 n- s/ Z- N 　　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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$ J% \8 A3 e9 ^6 s　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
% z0 b, X7 J% `1 Z$ E0 R* u0 q! |    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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5 X3 D# S3 G8 U) ?! |- y　　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。

9 J9 E! {2 j9 I$ ~6 L　　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
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( e+ Z. ]  ~' C( \. ]( j& T0 U　　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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  o, t# Q9 h0 t  G; s　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

: ^7 U1 P0 V  ?: m# t7 r4 ]  F　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　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

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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$ j1 F( r- G( g' G1 x　　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

9 l0 L7 G2 i; @; X( v- Q# |　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
1 E5 u+ B3 q$ j  @. g3 }    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
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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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: M* c* S9 P! Q9 @7 }　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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: k+ x9 Z2 k% L# J3 t　　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

5 L' L5 }8 {% o( `0 N2 j　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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1 A" t6 o) B3 Q  e) w5 w  }　　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.

* N( Z8 u$ n4 ^5 R, S　　18.没门！No way!

2 ~6 Q( `) |4 C; _　　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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* X4 D) j2 [* e" z　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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2 |4 W& L2 G- j, ~　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.