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

& r/ G5 g7 A8 Z4 y# Q5 G# w+ j　　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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　　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.
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　　(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

　　这几年他一直很走运
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& V8 }! E$ {. e7 s　　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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( J, J; X+ B0 m- j　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　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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5 P" H9 N2 e" r# b" g* R　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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9 v5 X, j7 H9 Z; t  }0 l3 O8 D) V　　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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4 F% Z! k6 ]: Z* G6 l" _! I& h1 D　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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/ O/ y6 i0 Z6 t8 Z9 s) b 　　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
/ `/ [' h! t6 u5 k    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!

　　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。

' |" x8 }$ J5 d. ?* D0 V. `　　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.

4 t: O1 J6 ?. `9 Z　　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

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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4 P- P" D% H" J　　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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1 e6 D( e! q" n3 x' E　　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.

( w4 k& B8 r# o: @　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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& |" p* g% l8 W% J- D& y/ p% [　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　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
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　　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.

　　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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  A/ x: Y# L: d7 I) S! d5 V1 a　　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
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

/ Y3 @) N' Z5 b) U& 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
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0 \  ~, z4 u. }. D) |$ X7 t　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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1 U" L, Z% H# H　　18.没门！No way!
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　　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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3 @( a- k5 }! q- o* v. ^　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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4 Z$ i+ c" A2 w4 K3 y　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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; s  L# \1 q1 f8 p, \% y　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.