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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- [* ?0 U+ \1 B+ k　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

$ }, f4 ~/ c" W9 D8 Q! q　　(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

4 S( s. k" ?- G3 `4 k& r　　这几年他一直很走运
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, Z% s6 r1 v* |8 }, J- S: ?　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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7 U0 Z% }! q- m$ z# O2 g　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

$ @# W0 x5 J9 J- X9 n2 P; I　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

, I1 L6 ^, j9 [" K! A& A　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

9 ]; x4 z8 I0 D; c$ F　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

( S1 K1 w7 d" }2 H4 i& l3 u% v9 Y　　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。
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" z3 [( V+ ^0 ~; P  q, }　　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
4 B' E+ }" }3 l1 N8 H    a charmful life!

9 ^3 q& Q  Z$ R  {$ u) e- V2 P　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

6 c: }/ b% B( o7 V: V* ?9 u/ b& w　　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

　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

8 u+ g1 h, d& W5 @/ v　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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. v% i. ?6 p" o9 i+ l　　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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! e# |5 [- [1 {　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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2 T% O1 _8 e4 q- R' R3 i! @　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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, i9 h' D) K( o! V9 S3 O1 J　　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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1 P' x! r! S; C9 @9 v9 t% Y- Y1 `　　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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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　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
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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.

' ?1 o. g8 ~! `- T; p- \　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

　　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.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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) [/ Z0 p2 F. j　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

( U+ s8 F( n0 o& ~/ n- ?6 S5 a　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　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+ x5 \: E5 P  m7 T! c: B/ }, d　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!

( C1 Y1 m6 M0 Z6 X　　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。

% O! m/ H3 T9 v* M4 X5 x( Y, f; T　　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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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

( {6 ^, Y8 p5 O5 R; n5 b& n　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.