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

: Y/ o8 n5 {$ R) O+ v9 b5 E2 c　　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

; F0 G7 `5 M! F　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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6 R- E" r1 U. c0 D1 _$ ^5 L# W　　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.

　　(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
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$ \' E! t1 b6 ]! \. M6 t　　这几年他一直很走运
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. T) O7 k* F* e4 e8 ?0 v/ N, L　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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. y9 {3 c8 d1 n: @' ]. f9 r: A　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

& N% h: A( z& ~* U! x) `" B　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

( _' T/ f! ~/ P( p1 `' B  ^6 |　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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3 S! i1 C! V! f　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

　　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。

: v# X9 @# U  i: y  L/ G$ T2 u　　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
' G% J% @' }/ ^9 w/ Z    a charmful life!

' V5 O' H" |8 u　　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.

0 ~5 z% l) ^. d2 s　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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. x1 z' n: y% T　　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.

: k- t% r/ C1 t' ?2 X　　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.

　　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 @) L3 V- W2 i　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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+ S, u. F; `7 {5 P% q7 P1 k　　13.被开除 be sacked
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2 Q- q' r; p8 f& c/ m7 m　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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  q  [  R3 e) l　　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
- o: S4 f- R! t+ U    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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3 Q0 n' b  B- P8 u　　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.

$ z, D! \) H  w6 P$ y9 g　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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4 d3 Y6 Z" ~1 Z  {# ^7 V! \* j　　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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! L5 e1 m3 Q" G0 ~. @0 h  x& y　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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, k. P$ S0 o' ]) S) M' {　　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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  @) |% A. o) Y& A5 j; f　　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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7 _3 _3 o: ]. k& G% S7 L  V2 M5 `% z　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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% V6 O  S6 E) r" T" [　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

: s  m1 U" g, }, ]( v+ _- y　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

* h3 v# A* z* f　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.