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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　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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* k/ v9 m) a$ F7 [6 w" T　　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

　　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)
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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运

/ E% A7 T) V7 H　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

  Z; Y2 s7 }, |# K　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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: g% R& p* X: l/ H. `　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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4 K5 H# q% K* |! f# i　　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.
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5 ?! l1 T8 i. C' \" h% s　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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0 R0 A4 C- O( l! r3 W　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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% u3 }6 p! p# U  Y0 B' R　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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4 l  C& m2 ^+ i 　　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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, H( H' v' t  _( n+ L& P- M4 |　　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
    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

9 R, w) d  _  e; h　　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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! \& L9 s4 w' z1 p% h5 N　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
+ r, O: B" o5 g: I5 D    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

& b5 r; x- A& R, I$ A　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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- c. i/ r) ?8 Z+ t' X9 [1 h  h　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　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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5 {1 C; u$ k/ N9 G  X8 }4 z　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

7 K' E0 m# p7 q) k6 H　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

5 B( C- S* F) M1 d* g5 u  ~: s9 O　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

; n. H1 g+ r: i( u　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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4 A) o& E+ p% j$ Q+ _2 p　　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

5 q2 E) r: s- T6 k0 O　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
. a7 V2 ]5 Y3 n$ X: m0 R    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

8 l4 l1 Q9 a, ~/ l　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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( ~' @' A, w& Q　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

  J6 P3 J" j& R# b　　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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$ M' t9 v* x2 m( q　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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% F6 j: q1 ^" k7 M. C　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

+ L+ U: B7 q& W$ ]2 g5 I% b　　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.