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.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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& ?3 i* q0 c/ h8 l1 e* u　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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, J% b; @9 g' j2 ?3 v　　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

6 Z9 m- c9 U0 K0 H9 d3 m/ V　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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' L  M0 a) J& P% }　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

: z* J6 x. g" A% c1 P+ P　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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) M) B  B6 K' L7 u8 k　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

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

7 p7 I8 g, O4 o' H- W　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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, ~5 o$ Y, m$ X* E3 B: N　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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, ^  k9 J! A# D9 D: p. t! p　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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# M( W4 U, _! t$ S! _' O　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

7 s" p* e/ K' F0 A 　　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
' F0 Z2 ~7 O$ X    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
4 F1 d1 b6 s1 q  y    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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. i8 l8 |4 A! N  a/ n" e　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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8 n9 {! H9 l$ ?　　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
" m$ X+ e# b, r6 F    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

; p; h4 u( W- ]" w& H　　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
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' q0 n. j; M1 V! d2 w) t　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

/ t2 L5 H1 E5 \3 l　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

7 U5 b% ]. Y- b9 k0 M: H8 v　　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.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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% O  l& y! i, H* J- i4 F: V5 g　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

! n0 n# r. |9 t　　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.
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　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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' u( ^  W2 `6 m0 ]3 h　　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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$ J0 f" }: q5 V& Q( S2 v3 T4 l8 ?$ G　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

8 G$ ?# Z$ w& s+ D3 L* G　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

. l5 c; H( F, D2 d$ |8 S　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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+ X8 B% i5 n* ^  v$ Y　　18.没门！No way!

7 o. u/ t2 H  u　　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
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

( Y; i' E* ~, y9 H　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

' y+ E* v: A. R% Q$ V　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.