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

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

* r" Y7 b; S  m! b　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

' [0 \" ^; y& s0 m1 W2 |　　(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
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　　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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0 Y+ i2 A$ U. P+ Q8 n4 t: H1 \& c( Y　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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0 M5 p* n7 O2 i: w) U　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

- n7 Q9 K: S8 |  W9 ?- E- s5 |　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

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

$ p. i" S8 Q( V1 g3 [9 L* Q　　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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1 L( E" y3 y( s% F; e& l- h　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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) x+ K8 m% t6 @& I: r; H" 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。

　　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
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6 Y4 X. G0 F- Q3 H/ c( m　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

6 e' t1 J/ ~1 u" ]0 G　　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
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9 {- a' Z9 {# _+ v　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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" R! g4 K0 }% U. N# h　　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.

3 C1 ~' E1 a7 U6 B% E$ G　　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

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

0 |* ]# n/ F1 M" n" c　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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& n+ @$ k0 q; _4 w* G　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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- D' d' y& z: A; }6 M　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　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
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# B3 h: D8 l. ~" u　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
+ p1 v) {2 m: s% J2 t. L    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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9 D! P. _' M  G2 _; S8 G　　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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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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) P  m; D0 e. E　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

0 g* Z& `3 Q" I& Y/ N& ^　　18.没门！No way!
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/ h5 y$ P  n+ n　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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( l0 H% p& z- ?9 u2 n6 z: T　　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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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　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.