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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% G* V7 f+ @6 H6 e　　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.

, m5 Q  V( I2 l　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

+ p5 I- s3 O, C: f* |: M　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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# k& w2 }2 h: w5 I8 A# j: U　　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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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+ `! J% G/ [8 O: q$ ~9 j　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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* u5 v: T- u4 f! L9 W　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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, Q9 u2 r1 Z! d% V* v% V" ]. C: r　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　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.
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* r8 p9 E' ~0 e3 Z　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

0 e, v6 y# H, ^$ s7 r) ` 　　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 T  v! z6 e7 O, e　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
: P) R/ @9 P3 q    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
    a charmful life!
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' k: j6 a% d. U- Z　　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
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　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
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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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- _" q: ]: k1 E　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

( g' V! v6 L7 \6 @　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

! i/ Q3 t. M9 l+ h+ S" {　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　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
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6 u9 V! K) M$ {  s* F- h　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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- G5 T) \$ e1 G% B# |0 H( B　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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/ G( N- l  B. k. {  x　　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

2 p6 x) {* p* d. Q' q- @/ r　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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5 i+ A  m; A+ A　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

, }9 r3 q2 L+ a5 J　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

1 r( a; p, Q% T1 Z. n4 g% a　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

+ e0 E6 t! P' 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
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  l' w1 E  ~; s0 a; Z7 J/ h　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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  n4 G# d' \& b' O$ z! ?　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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1 H! G" i+ s0 f7 B! [4 \7 S6 a　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

2 s3 a, d3 E  D0 u# \# w, o　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

, a8 h3 T' u) [! J0 V  S' J　　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。

　　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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　　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.