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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$ [& k0 s; R% S" V4 O! G  z% k: q　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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# X% g1 E2 u8 k+ y. D　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

0 N- r, t1 g/ }) J+ L　　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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" u* ^" S0 ]  e0 N& ~# M　　(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

+ k! ~7 N4 J- m$ h/ g* s0 K% J　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

" E4 t9 l% m: q. }4 h$ f( i4 a3 ~　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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6 z1 x/ U& g5 Q& f　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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) j# k9 }9 {2 U% A9 t1 z　　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.
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　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　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.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

7 k6 Y6 s! @% q- G 　　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
. M# }# M$ ~+ L" M$ U* ]# Q( J    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
. O% q) r' p; s+ Y: Z    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

' L+ y/ h4 t5 Z* k8 v　　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。

" Y1 w0 c* [4 T4 P: ~! I5 b　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
: ]* B7 f* `" m    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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. c( w- S. w( J5 C7 d  ^& N0 y: ^　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

( w3 W, T8 [0 X& |9 E　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

& e" T+ @- D- `6 u  E& A　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

) m1 |. F" w$ G4 s: t4 T　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　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.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

. U) X3 N, D+ n( o+ L% ?　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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- j0 N" L  y' k5 I3 s* J　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

" R9 T, v* m; A* A　　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

' c5 X  n: J' k6 g　　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.

　　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

/ X1 d( e. R# c6 J+ b4 N　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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& U3 ^- o. `2 o6 \8 l; r5 C' r　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

; ]. s5 W" d! x　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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0 v) {! U+ }0 I( M, V/ H. p　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

* j( e0 U6 S4 S' a2 N# Z7 Y; V8 k　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

2 h8 t' H8 [  }2 ?% i1 }0 q6 Z　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

/ {& g3 s  t% B2 A　　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。
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3 V. o8 y, Z/ q　　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

0 I2 F! u' K* ~1 q6 t% y5 [　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

& _( R; w# o1 b　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.