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

& ~9 f% f5 d% Q3 ^2 W: c5 t　　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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　　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。

& J% [' ~. w  L" |8 T　　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)
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) ]. C, {9 r- v) \; `6 S/ W. [& B　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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6 g3 h! y& ~) W) N  N' J. O- T! M　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　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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/ j) O9 U. b4 z　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

6 A3 _& z9 b  U) h, b2 f+ M　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

: d' b9 i0 g, X5 i　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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6 n- {. `: S0 e( ], y; J& e% C" n　　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
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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。

　　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
) I" C3 Y$ w- @3 Z6 _    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
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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。

8 F6 K; [7 A& u- n) i　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
; }: @( \+ G# ?$ {4 F& Z, D3 v    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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2 z1 L: ]9 p1 d　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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1 R/ n, X4 F/ p　　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.

! J8 ^+ |7 a$ C, B　　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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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

; @) j; G" I  p' c9 j3 ^, \3 A　　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.

) K7 }# ~0 @5 v% v' \　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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# b5 {/ W9 w' c) b+ i1 H　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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% f: G6 o7 {- H; R$ Y　　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
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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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% Z: |) U1 Y' y2 A　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

' p  U+ U2 ~. G" l  n　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

/ t9 W' \. Y$ \8 T! Y! Y　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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0 p' d% h) M: a0 c　　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

9 R# L( ^- u$ b# ?　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

! r0 _! p6 B8 ]5 ]　　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
    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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+ e# H( s0 a4 x　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

$ L# h4 G2 @! B- Z. d, G5 w　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.