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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- Q& {# c6 l: _4 z) w/ A　　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.

$ Z7 N/ t5 K( {! g- G4 l- O* U- \3 ?0 N　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

$ w+ {; [& \7 ^4 i+ _4 {　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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7 U5 h5 w6 z6 J5 w- d( c　　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)
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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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+ Q+ c/ H0 m0 r; B7 a8 E+ E　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

  g& {! b3 N! ]; x　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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; e; a+ F! ?2 y  e% l- x　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

) F* I7 z$ `& S　　7.白费力气plough the air.

' l  ]+ l6 W( E　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

; a  X. W' g# t8 A+ i, I7 D, `! ` 　　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
3 @- D# w# C$ w# M( ]1 c' S$ D    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

( B9 b: V  h) I) X" O2 ]1 h　　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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  Q* C& I! L' k8 P& q　　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 |9 `& m  T' ~+ f$ y- a　　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.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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6 x$ y% H% Y$ _  {: ?$ d: f- B* x　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

' R0 _: y  b, J　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

2 s5 c5 h( l" J, F5 O# l6 w# s　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

" x; \4 b+ i  ^; b0 \　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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) z0 |; I3 Q1 m9 g9 D- |1 e  }　　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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　　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

. k, s; _) [! K  r: W5 K5 r　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
2 Z! x% r' h2 q5 T    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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5 {% T; P  K4 k! v" T$ l9 O　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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- V: C4 ^( B% _8 N# E　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

　　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

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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+ i, l( A( q( Q5 x2 K. Z　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

% ^' e# K9 y: D) B　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

$ n3 L, Q3 g+ b, V　　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!

# a& _# L* s, l# S  J　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

5 N4 M5 b: h+ a9 e4 C　　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
    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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; w3 y; u: T; @  }3 o　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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