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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4 ^1 n0 c" ^) D% o1 L　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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  K& e- e  Z) s8 t　　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

) Q7 O- F: R8 Y　　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.

　　(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
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

' [5 b( K, n$ ?9 H　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

! y- c# q0 }3 r# n2 m* [　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

7 C+ |0 |" _8 ]. n6 Q3 I; n; G! c　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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& U& w. a! L! L6 y; J0 F 　　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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　　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
8 U7 U5 Q! @+ o8 t0 o: P    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

$ l" e; L* x$ Y4 m& h) S8 M/ Z7 m　　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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# ^3 F/ k5 G! H) J0 c' f　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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: b  K* g% B# G2 H$ @7 N% c. e　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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  ?" U4 b3 I% ?! b1 y8 H* f3 j　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

7 f5 L- S  _7 C! m$ R9 F; A( P2 z　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

  z8 F( [7 R2 S5 N$ l　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

3 ^' u" }# c& s& c8 n　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

6 B! H, V+ M- A; d　　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
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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* R' P  `% Y3 b# V　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

% J0 X( q3 f  b; l4 ?0 g　　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

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
$ M8 F' B- l3 ~$ o1 L4 r    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　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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9 c1 u# |- f) B9 o1 ^2 C5 ^　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

7 f: D& J) ]' W5 ?0 w; M$ R　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

( W$ S' P2 b2 x! j　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

' {1 Q3 l+ b7 a6 p　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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5 f1 D! }; F% Z: Y( N, S. p　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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  n' _: b! A5 c+ Y+ D　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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0 @+ u; R4 n- _  g" w! Z5 S# @　　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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, u4 }) f  e" E) P# d- d　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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- p/ ]! L9 c/ V2 z! L　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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  L9 }; b* l" M' T　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

9 G* F- J9 n: v" Z　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.