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

3 l% w4 B3 |! {0 B　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

$ j) j7 N8 s1 ]/ `$ G) |8 O　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　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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　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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　　(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
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9 Z! z) s3 g* T' k1 P$ m  M* I( r% d　　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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2 J: D* G- d/ p+ H% \/ d5 h　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

0 Q- ?9 K% F; _% \　　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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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

# k, ~0 ?+ I" S  @' Q  C4 ^　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

　　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。

& K9 n$ \( v1 b( u& [4 T& p7 C　　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
8 S+ K; \+ Y5 p: g, G    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
5 g! A+ q; n( g' |7 \+ f    a charmful life!

　　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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' |/ n5 m' l% y+ n( B5 R　　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.

　　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
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　　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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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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2 i% b/ E# \; N　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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2 T2 L7 y+ ?1 k& \, K( K　　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.

' D7 v4 H4 {2 a  j! C- K% \# P7 h　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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2 X2 K" Q1 s: U3 w& d& l7 L+ n　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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
2 p: L2 m' Z: E4 Q1 w8 @    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

7 r2 z' w! d2 k, J3 B) C# [( w( ^　　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.
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- Q( e8 t& {8 I* `2 s　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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8 @- Z$ g9 P5 T- o) f　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　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
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; l; \9 J9 V! [3 `! A　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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0 {5 G/ S" Z  f: p9 U$ m  ?/ L& K　　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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9 d2 c: h) p% V* `3 i$ s　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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: {/ _: ?8 Y4 l4 S; c! a　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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0 Y3 d! ?, b! B% p/ W# @　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.