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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　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

' [3 i. [$ D# _* ~' k　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

) |  o* W9 T  J. S6 T  m　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

" B% B% H) J* `3 Q. l　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

, M  {" G# U/ n- L　　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 E; |5 E* c9 F0 Q　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

# P$ J# y  I5 t( ~% ^; ?　　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.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

$ C3 H0 e& ?% c* N' ]　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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& A4 f8 u3 Q3 ?. [　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

' h+ n1 U$ R6 @4 l　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

: m4 \2 b: S$ c  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。

$ F  q' n# P1 a0 i　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
, }2 D# W+ r% X4 ^5 t! g  U$ m: A    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
/ D- i: `4 V; p2 x  D    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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" h8 x8 h5 @. I; A　　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
" d) P6 N$ b5 ?- t: d6 w    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　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

　　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
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　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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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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" E( u# P) C4 r/ c+ P　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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) K7 k8 K) F. f　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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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+ r" h2 J6 v5 q& n4 G7 G; _　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
' }9 e" e5 D; j0 B# ?    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

! z0 |9 f- N7 s% P& h( T　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

　　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

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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9 E5 f8 |5 }" f5 o3 R! h, {　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

7 u+ x0 c- {4 l7 K/ `. J　　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

0 X/ k1 Q9 D% l* X( I　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

　　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。

% ~8 c- ~! Z* d. {: d　　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

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.