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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　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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% K2 H, v3 F7 j4 F) Y　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

+ @3 m" I; H4 P: t4 G$ g3 q　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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+ D4 F6 I2 P: ]4 v7 z0 F　　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.

) j* g# ^1 z. K7 m　　(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 u$ r3 x2 z4 x5 N5 t! V( N* d　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

' Q7 J7 a5 J2 h# L- U7 u' T' @2 Z　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　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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& U' z7 ]2 v) t6 J( i% q7 I　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

: F$ z* w) `7 `　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

3 Z& D7 k  T! M" c2 i. 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。

( T7 s5 S" l3 z, c) @" u: D* t　　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
3 L  f; ^, x! y8 A$ ?+ K- ?6 {    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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9 P  \  @( j! d5 p: Q9 X3 B5 b　　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。

% b( F- b. N: k8 d0 C　　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

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

" K# k: m/ @  V" C& I& [' x' C　　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

: s- `$ R! P1 c7 ^- T- }  A3 j" Z) E　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

+ _$ X" V5 k% F; T　　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

. ~2 k3 y# b! Q　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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& h1 B5 ^% \2 @" i1 J" i" P　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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! d% `3 s- |$ D  h$ R　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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5 D6 Y" U5 x. d$ N8 c　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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8 z0 t& c0 L2 M" ~3 s2 S" p1 L  ]　　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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( P0 Q+ y7 h; f4 |! u　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
0 c) i) X: a6 f    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

* Z' Y+ e: H! o% I% }4 |　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

" a" E2 M/ T& V% X! @　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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) v% `2 H' Y9 @9 ^% d9 l: t5 L　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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' B, s7 b2 m! V　　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
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1 w# w/ @2 l4 e, S) p& w; X　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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1 a, m4 H( E" m4 T) E5 j7 \$ G　　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
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- y8 V0 u+ j8 @" O5 e　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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! e5 W" K( ]( d' C# Y+ L　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.