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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0 N) T! D" R: |5 j* N" I9 |　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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+ u* S/ J4 G: D" m; J  H0 R　　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
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8 t/ @6 }' ?, K+ T0 K　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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4 o1 c3 M, _* m; P  x' `　　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.
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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)

0 |, S! z& ?% C% b% L( |) @: Z. p　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　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
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

- }! S+ b' g8 z' C6 G　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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2 x8 j& q4 g; ~$ I　　7.白费力气plough the air.

8 J  V6 l0 \% _8 b' G' c. ]9 K( {; ]　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

! v# e! T8 O, v  H& E- b7 N　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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2 ?9 m4 B, ?  T8 |  f- G6 @9 q　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

9 d( ^3 h0 e1 O1 y 　　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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　　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
- c7 z9 ?- c% R4 V0 j2 }    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

5 d3 G" R8 t, ~; L- W　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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/ m  M* [8 F/ `! c# _5 x　　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.

　　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

4 R3 b# T2 A; N　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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3 V/ {, ?! Y1 C& @# X　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

. ^( W+ K3 Y; o8 o. L# @: s% d8 p　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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* \# k3 N- b  y# k　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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0 }% V: Q8 s* q9 }　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

, S2 b: b, }% {# X. q! G0 R8 O　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

& q3 v) E# L$ A2 D: ~& Z9 K9 C　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

: z% S% f2 [5 L3 i7 U3 Y5 _　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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4 {' C% o, ]+ R* r1 a4 p9 a% u5 D　　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.
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　　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.

5 g# C' N* m! J5 Z( n( K1 Q　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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4 N, K5 f6 F. E1 D  c$ _2 B4 \! _　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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, v1 Z6 h1 _1 [8 D  e4 d! ]　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　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.

　　18.没门！No way!

/ b  V! u7 Y. I# u" u% R/ C* \　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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( f+ d& M" a) h0 G* D　　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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　　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

* B( N5 n& h# k( y$ _　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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% @5 {; ]1 i& c　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.