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
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　　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.手气好 have the Midas touch
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) g7 U( g8 E6 _& d　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

% a9 h* q/ F: d! v6 a& H) c- m　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

0 S# L+ k  B' ~. r5 S　　(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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

/ }4 p) X; U1 n- Z　　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

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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6 i7 V) T( p. h- G1 i　　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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9 Y( ?( T4 P( h　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

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

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

6 j& P, w$ _+ J9 ~8 w 　　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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% O. |! n* [; @3 }　　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
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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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　　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.
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　　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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( V, m# L- U5 }* x6 e" X　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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　　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.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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0 {$ \3 C$ p& U- t: s3 v& ^　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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  \+ k2 B7 p( V6 y4 ^# f8 K　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　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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1 \; m& X" J0 ~- D: n$ M# q' L' `　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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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$ j3 Y8 s7 Y2 p, j, k6 D6 o6 ]" }　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
/ G% e' R5 s- F2 u# `& F5 b; O    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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$ M& b# z; ^+ S* s4 F  z  ^9 s　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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) C0 @, l: j1 M6 s+ F, E8 M　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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3 K* t5 J7 i1 d　　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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5 w, F3 D- ^" I' w. A3 W　　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.

* Z' ], _4 w  N3 K1 r1 J　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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( Z9 b  M  a$ r5 _5 Q7 E　　18.没门！No way!

　　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。

1 o1 J/ C' f3 v  Z9 D% y4 C  S0 Q　　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

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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/ D9 e8 |, w+ J! U! H! s　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.