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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, k& ~( }5 V2 k! L9 n- 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

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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. F2 C) [- y$ u( e　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

  g* K. V0 X6 w# h6 a! \8 A3 H5 v$ Z　　(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
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5 g% p- R+ [& u2 e7 Y　　这几年他一直很走运
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) }& a1 q, J8 K/ v: ]　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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; A9 A+ Z9 z  ~! p% ?　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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  {4 @4 w: g  |5 C5 Z" Q5 D　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

/ x: ~" H" ~& K5 k4 _  g% y　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

6 n. F) K% T3 h& [( Y, W　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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& v: C( [+ y/ W" w5 g. _　　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

: h2 {9 J! x2 {" E3 d 　　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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7 a# T# e) }9 U  W1 w　　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
  M/ T; Y9 K) X4 X& d/ f    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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: D9 f* Z  v; t9 V# w　　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.

) N( y! T  h& J, x' F: [& A! n　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

  x7 V; c. Z) g: G" }- t0 ~　　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.

　　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

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

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

* e7 i' |! }- V  V$ f4 v　　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.

1 y3 Y" \9 F( I6 B+ I$ k# q1 i　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

; n0 _7 O3 M. c; r5 n! e　　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

& r; B- X8 f6 F　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
  h! S0 [2 G. N, L# K. J3 W    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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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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. n4 E, Z! v* R( d/ c　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

. e1 _9 J$ L: l　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

; A1 s9 r0 ~& N. z　　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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* B+ p: _. B# A# V; i0 m6 o　　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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8 `1 N( N- L* i) `  c　　18.没门！No way!
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7 r/ Z3 I" X8 z5 J# L3 B　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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0 y6 H; a2 |! o- F  _　　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
6 U( W/ G. u4 d* N: l. J2 f    days were numbered.

2 u' _7 P: c1 d5 E) e　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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3 ^; {! P' s# I+ {　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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1 c9 B6 T5 r! @+ \　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.