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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8 J. W; ]% W- m# O　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

$ K1 w% o, k* m( X0 B　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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6 G* `  Q" X) I5 O6 r2 Q$ }　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

; `% b' t. f! Z5 g) w4 R　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

# f, h& k2 k+ f" @* I　　(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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  S7 m1 m3 g* S　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

- |# I( v! U8 w6 {  C　　这几年他一直很走运
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" E- m4 c* b7 X0 O) Q& a' r　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

# n, \6 M3 g7 N- k6 Z' q$ K0 g* \　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

# P" x; _. i' F　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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: w, H! e( S- d7 S" W6 M　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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; Y% a- T  P9 d# @　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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' h* n2 m( D; ]& g! u　　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。
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7 M0 p* m/ O$ [1 M0 F# x# X' Q3 p　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
! K* E- V7 ~1 x    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
& [; c4 }+ v# o: x8 v( ]    a charmful life!
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' |. q) Z( o9 X, R. b. G5 e2 w) \　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

6 ^# o( L& ?* Z  w) r: C　　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
4 [' d- @0 {8 \# j8 B( H    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

+ X7 P6 ?9 i4 }: y8 ~1 d　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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7 s5 |$ _2 H3 k+ q　　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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: X3 p; x& d  e, W+ {　　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

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

: \3 [( w# d* ~$ T　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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2 v& {( t; Z% s1 L* o& U　　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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; u, O" Q" q( k% j5 }! \　　13.被开除 be sacked

- U# v6 c. Y- z1 d, B　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

0 a( r* s1 E4 }* J) l4 Y( A$ [　　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

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
5 w7 A, h9 L, `0 h    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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' T$ @2 z8 Q* Y* N7 C; R3 b- P3 B* v　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

( i( k' y' `9 N/ ?4 {) L/ K  d# \　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

5 C9 T! i$ k/ U5 A8 I　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

- X* t* C& B2 z9 ~9 c　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

/ N! K/ r+ c; c- i" j　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

- K: r  K! x7 E9 Y' O　　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

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!
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: P; Z# d# m, s8 P8 P) j4 N　　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。
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, p5 i% |* o8 N　　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
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% w4 c3 o5 ?( x　　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.