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
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　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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& \& c; Z# i% X- P0 q1 t6 e& |　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

# Z) @) C6 C6 r' C　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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! T% D) C0 k) b7 c! h　　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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

: W1 p9 z) C% \$ _　　这几年他一直很走运
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: Z* f, A$ l, ?8 `6 @) x　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

; M3 }5 j0 W/ R1 R( {　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

  B% I0 G; c/ b+ h5 o8 |　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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# F2 ^0 T# ?6 o: T6 w　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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9 P2 r7 H% B; R! U　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

0 Z; Y0 S: T0 }2 ?$ Q　　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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- W: s9 n; y6 \+ i- C" ^　　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
    a charmful life!

　　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。

0 r' o9 ?+ w/ l　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
6 l; ]+ G8 `* O! P7 M8 e    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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" @- Y3 ]) n8 U　　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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3 e; k+ q8 N8 j" M* W　　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

8 ?/ t5 G' V$ A/ }0 @　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

* S5 {. b3 K0 d; @) p; F　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

' s# D) t* d9 Q/ ~2 c3 W; ^  ~　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　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

3 G# ^- t4 P% |5 Y& X  w" B　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

1 V. M. K! g3 {$ H9 m  h' Q* `$ s　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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, J% c' @8 b" d9 y  g1 W　　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
    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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: k  P  h# O4 P3 F　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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8 K9 U; A) w% s  ^7 }- j　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

. n& w8 x) ?8 o7 X0 f　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

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2 Z  @: F& f% t# p0 `+ f　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

0 `" K) _, u5 _　　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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" @5 ], ?: t+ z. E9 {　　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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5 m, f9 M9 S% o( t5 B+ F" {　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

  K3 o: S$ X' k) }9 A3 H4 S2 u, {　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

/ i9 f; i% P4 R& q& [  p' ~& m8 h　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.