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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3 D. B/ t# J" l' ]8 c0 o　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

/ G8 T1 H9 k! N" x* O8 J　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

3 T8 k* m$ }+ L% d* N3 y) P　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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6 ~' x4 U. J( H. Q2 J! }) N　　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.

  t" a5 T2 P% {) j* L. V! R　　(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)

3 p* C3 w, J0 d* a6 |# v( j6 U　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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- h5 c' G' a, P6 W　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

, E8 s( J  l1 Z0 Y& W/ {% U& }　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　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。

) S% l* y  @6 o　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
. q3 [' c( `) N' o4 Y    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
  T0 k) R: A1 n    a charmful life!
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1 u3 e' u8 V4 d; f5 Y( }6 ^  h　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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
; a# ~, R5 j  Z$ R$ ]7 p7 R' @    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

# V6 V6 l+ R% l' Q* `1 ~; N% C- b6 u　　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

　　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

　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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　　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.

　　13.被开除 be sacked
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* Q8 U9 R. D0 [6 k　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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2 `7 j; c6 L5 ]" n$ R; Z　　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

: C7 @5 @. t1 m, E　　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.

6 b0 N9 I- s2 U4 G6 ^) ]: b5 b　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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" d! }2 `, {! t" X1 H- y8 L% N　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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; x* p5 u. _7 H- N* o  c  f　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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) w: ^1 ]% e  w/ |1 u  [　　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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$ Y. P8 O( a0 e　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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" O. h- U# Q2 N4 G; h. x  x5 \' j6 f　　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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　　18.没门！No way!
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! r' l/ e6 G( k) V% X　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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1 t& Y! x. i) L　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

+ }, p" q# h  W　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

: Y2 w! J9 L# {9 x( `5 ]　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.