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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/ h; ^) j6 E( u　　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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' D' ?. c" B' W$ W3 Y+ y0 X3 H8 T" }　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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7 d! n& n9 ?  z. k* E  E/ h　　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)
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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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' K' m5 |$ y6 K, _$ @1 T7 ?　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

! _/ Q& O# h2 m% U/ q　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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" {1 W  |7 t8 T1 \+ b& j　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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9 `( N1 v' i2 m* k" e　　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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　　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
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
; |# \  o" w. d7 p( D0 A    a charmful life!

- ~+ Z( \2 b9 [7 r* I　　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。

" H% @$ H8 F; d# X9 [　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
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) Q/ X9 w* C) X( U　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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# }5 g! x. R2 s* G. e: l　　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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. U9 B3 {( q7 G1 l2 `* S　　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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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

& Z$ s( N- Y  T6 i　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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8 z9 s  x4 j$ O5 e# _1 C, F# V　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

9 e% Y+ I% k+ Z4 G6 n- e6 x- |　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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0 |$ S# S+ e# }& j- z& P* x　　13.被开除 be sacked

5 J1 \% M3 f' ~: t5 U5 R　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

' o! \9 Y2 y) f1 j　　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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: y+ m  ^8 F* U" Q, t. K0 r　　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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  [9 N3 Z& q8 h% V$ ?) ]　　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.

　　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.
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7 {# ]7 w; O1 U% [3 V　　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

0 V5 y: ^/ O( C  L8 c% n4 ]0 W　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!

! f% f3 @. k3 _( C: e4 E2 n1 ^6 L　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

4 x' ^) U5 @1 f. M3 E8 i8 K　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

* F4 I  x, B4 T2 v5 Z　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

8 W  c7 m  k( ]% V" t7 j　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

5 i5 v& R; s1 B' b6 `　　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.