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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! O5 e9 V; v* s. `! I8 d　　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.
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" T( l) Z2 \! S7 Y: d　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

% u- _; y5 f$ F　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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4 @7 ?, i( K! C+ M　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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: C' E9 g1 v/ u4 A! [$ u" ?　　(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.走运 be on the gravy train

9 F) F) w# U2 z+ D　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

5 _0 i+ ^4 n& T: v: ^; S　　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.

8 F: Y0 j; s, h* I　　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.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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, j( c+ d+ C! `* j  _　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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; B  Q& _' b% l7 n　　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。

/ o% e( V+ d8 ~# \: A　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
, P1 g' w5 K  p0 f  b3 i    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
+ u, \7 X$ e9 k6 U; l8 K8 g    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
* c2 X, E" }) ]4 ]    a charmful life!
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5 e; J2 m+ ?  v& k) |9 x　　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。
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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.
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4 \3 b* M* d4 j9 t' X　　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.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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$ U: b5 I5 Y+ H$ i9 `6 ~　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

# Y" b5 C1 F$ @* N" U$ J' n2 D( w　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

" r2 O; D2 q  J% b　　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
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' O1 a9 K+ O9 ]7 F　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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1 G. w1 t  `" }) t' z% d, P　　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
, b& k( m9 r! M) ~- y    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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. L/ r8 V' N. m& e- R* F　　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.

, f2 @5 e& t% [/ s% u5 F　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

2 M+ L  B  x& [: ]/ X　　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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; f& O2 ~: S3 x　　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
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4 X, E; S+ N4 y, {: N$ P/ j　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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" ~) t) N( N) ]2 @5 L" g- y　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

& ~. ]( f% j; K3 n% s　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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, E0 P' F  S( [6 k  S　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

1 I+ b' o" Q; P" ^" n　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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; o8 d9 A: V' E　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.