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

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　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.
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8 Z3 m5 u5 r  N; y( G0 a　　(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)

, k& K7 l# C8 m8 z, ^　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　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

' a) e* @# O% Y2 L" `　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

8 Y4 ?9 G. L4 C& ]　　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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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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) `: P! T5 l) A1 A: Y2 e  ^8 i 　　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。

7 m" h/ n  j, |# B* W3 b9 w1 Y　　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
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

4 R" A; r( f- n' J) o; D　　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。

　　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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: k/ r) w" }8 f7 T. {# F- U　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

! V3 d8 [0 Q- h! G, B　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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! \7 |/ d" W2 f* a  N6 p" n　　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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9 ]4 x% b9 ?( `- n' H- P　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

5 H7 c$ I. D$ q) c! T　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

, s6 M# q# D2 K' Q# E　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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: S4 I2 Z" ]" H4 M! f　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　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
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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.

2 @+ b* B4 ?" Y& j* I　　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

　　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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7 L) L0 {4 i' a1 q1 L' i% g　　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.

8 B2 Q2 c8 z: {% E9 U# |& L* Q, e　　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

# D; T! @$ @9 b% s- n8 I1 q　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　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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7 w  Q. k( d3 ]* B　　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 w1 [  }# @8 S+ ^9 Y+ E1 P. |9 z　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

5 H) E4 H0 {- k! z& z　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.