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

; V, U9 V6 r/ v, u　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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  r0 V( [4 d: K, m9 N　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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- D8 k/ |5 H: W0 L7 R; u7 Y. ~6 S( e　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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% [, ?7 i) Z; {& K- T8 A9 N　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

　　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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2 @/ ^/ F  l$ U1 d　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

. x8 \, N! W3 l2 W" s　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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" g; O; Y+ ~: `2 o1 }　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

2 |  o0 S0 y1 {8 j  {% K# o( A1 u0 E0 E2 M  p　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

( A( y( e; h  G$ ^7 N3 c　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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% m  Q9 ^# G4 a　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

. x' T# @" [4 X3 c) Y2 R　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

; p' C1 K) d9 R% E% \  F+ C 　　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。

. z' _0 @! `4 x. R$ g7 w* Z　　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
9 R% C% i* b6 ^! F4 L3 O' I) @    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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　　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。
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/ u+ l5 U' ^- R! Y. |( Y* E) |7 B　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
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; i  s! V8 m( e6 l/ ]　　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

- k; N. j' Y4 }8 }3 R　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

- H  r# X& C+ K! |' ?: M) 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
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

7 N3 s" G6 a2 M+ a' D+ K- W( o# J　　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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4 _' z% Y  X. C; A　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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! P- h* r' A2 X2 p8 Z* r0 _: \　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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  Z  d% @- Q, N9 D7 K) p　　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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, z3 G5 {3 m2 S; N5 ^9 Y　　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

; s8 W/ D- c3 C- k/ d; m+ @　　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
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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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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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, T1 q4 d3 U$ e( R. c# I+ x4 t　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

. b( u) }, ^, _/ d8 b　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

8 m% m: |0 Z3 [' {1 L2 h# e; q　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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. c3 ?4 c; k) }* \# L　　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.

; ?! r6 j0 d8 F. d( g5 B　　18.没门！No way!

0 E3 o* U0 @1 |$ j$ T& N　　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。

　　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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5 Z9 R) ]  [; X　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

( C  g+ K8 |4 c" `* i　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.