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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　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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1 ]3 P3 Q* e% p+ C( u　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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, {* {5 S# O" S* o  r+ }　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

) {7 F, }6 c- {; Y7 X" }) J$ U　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　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.

( j- x% [/ A9 w" O* C) O' e# h　　(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)

( A3 ?; W# b2 s/ t# ]1 H& x! {　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

4 F) k3 H% @8 z/ V* s　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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- G/ s/ t( F8 C! t　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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' b7 w- W; K: u% a% {2 k$ u4 H2 W8 K, @' K　　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.
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　　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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  \' Q! h# K; d2 f　　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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0 ?9 j4 F; j( S8 q  X　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
5 X2 H" |4 W1 i: @3 d/ i    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
( Q0 q6 u$ g$ u2 m$ Q    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

' R; F+ U0 L- z. F　　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。
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　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
& ~" v; k8 d2 W& L% @: V    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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) Y4 Y; d% U* ]; T) A* W　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

6 k& m; K, [- b. C4 w1 L( E　　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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* N2 l( L( b' u4 S7 @( p. R6 _　　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

  Z2 w4 P+ \+ m( w6 `+ K/ U. f　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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3 ?* A9 f# o2 o  F" J5 G　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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% V6 ?* F9 l  R" u* S& }　　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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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

* G1 R5 ]8 a( B0 [　　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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( ]% j% b+ S, z2 t! F& G9 f5 n　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
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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

2 s7 d' o. X; s& B! C　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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% i1 Y9 {+ L* r8 [　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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* p. K8 q4 N! F$ S5 N9 G' U　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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' R& l7 U7 U- i, X  ?2 d　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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4 y$ Q! Z' l3 b0 p# a　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

7 S; d% V+ u  ]+ B　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

) r9 F% [* ^. H/ o　　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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7 G6 B+ \7 p' l　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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& S  P! y  J) g5 z* I+ y" @6 W　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.