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

# L3 w/ L# J8 L/ n4 d　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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! d3 n* M* ~1 ]1 l　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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1 V% x  {* C# U　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　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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　　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)

" c5 a. F, b) V4 o　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

+ E9 W7 p8 _; n. m　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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  g8 X$ l! t7 |% G  h$ n2 ]　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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, c9 u, x' O1 N2 J　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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% F5 D0 I; U) p/ V* r　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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: U9 \+ p' T0 u. _7 o9 u　　7.白费力气plough the air.

* J* \( e- R5 [7 i2 e　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

# ^4 ~' s! m4 e8 [! ~　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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。
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0 P. ?8 s% t: ]/ i$ o　　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
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
3 m5 }8 J' B7 g) Z! i  U8 [    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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　　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
$ {/ `* D% \0 ^' X    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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7 d: _; _2 j$ t$ S9 m) p" }- a8 {　　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
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2 g' ~" p  J( O& M% K3 L7 [) u　　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.

; p& I2 D& J+ F5 c' O! a) b9 M　　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

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　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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+ I8 N$ V, l' \9 X* d7 r* ?+ r　　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
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　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
8 O' x; V( S6 r1 B5 Y/ A    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

  O9 f' R+ N! `6 ~- I7 P) v　　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

　　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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3 U' i4 B$ T% l4 e8 E　　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.

5 p; n' l) U# ^) v) G0 U% i' o　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

, U0 {7 Z6 E* j- d% }, g* r　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

6 B+ S5 U; ]- C% {! Q3 A; W　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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# |4 J( q4 y0 i; H  f( S4 V　　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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8 D7 o  q  K2 g" G+ [　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

　　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.