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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# F; n' \! T1 X. j0 p8 |4 i　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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3 E" A7 U/ x) Q0 A1 O; r! c  G　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

0 }+ o' f9 ^9 N+ n$ U3 m7 M) G　　(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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7 J0 f3 Y0 I/ U3 F　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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( E0 u4 D- @3 H, U6 W　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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  q9 N* E  h3 E% h6 S. r　　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.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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+ x. O3 |5 ]0 {8 H4 S/ t　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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* U8 v4 m$ @/ j　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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: e4 ~) k2 \1 o# Y# u4 C　　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。

, e& `3 f1 S* y　　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
" ?: s. X- s1 F( P" A' M! @    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
/ v' ~4 C" _  I# g% j4 c# G9 n    a charmful life!

7 Q* H6 D9 m0 j. G3 H　　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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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

( |! T5 P  d, J/ V' A* v% `, k　　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

　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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' S6 L% b  T6 K* C0 T) U　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

! o, L& j( n2 j; h　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

/ D0 \" R" v" L( ~2 O, K* P　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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4 ^# l2 j; q1 T6 ]　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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) M2 @& F" _5 n0 C　　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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　　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

! ?+ G5 n& h% U: f; Q6 K2 H7 S6 k　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
& o+ u6 Y; [8 b# J# F. i* e& k    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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3 h1 w1 H6 p) O0 z# w　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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) t/ p$ f. a1 x% E7 D) P2 n1 S　　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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　　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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　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

" w. e+ @  h0 V" B5 {　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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3 f. K. R/ E+ w! I　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

% p7 i, T' Y& W; d0 V- y　　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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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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. g1 C5 R$ U$ D& v　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.