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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6 n. Y/ {$ t, I! J+ t　　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
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  `6 K; e- b7 r- `0 k2 t, G　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

5 C1 L( q# F! m) X' P　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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& w* f- w" M) W" K　　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)

8 `8 N$ i) e8 L  r　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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( {7 u( D$ o! Q　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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8 l9 H; `+ ?. |% }　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

( d8 I( @# k" H- P9 X" H; `7 I　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

* n8 J8 A/ o; q4 k　　7.白费力气plough the air.

8 V2 z" f# B9 \2 s　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

4 H" z2 O1 b% ^* V4 v1 N3 _　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

　　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
- B; Z# I. r* ^# v" i, [3 ^    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
: D! z& n) b" O    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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9 ?9 ~+ a8 S5 m. z　　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。

　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
4 c! m6 \* W( @: g3 z    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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8 C2 ~3 u0 P3 V" i; L" b9 Q　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

4 I0 z3 }: N# ?% L- @9 C　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

5 C# @. M# L  K" V* T+ [( G7 F& v; I　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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* e8 G: Z  V+ m$ A$ L" k　　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.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

$ q, ~7 ^9 T1 d　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

+ e' h% N$ z6 m　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

6 b8 Y4 Q+ n. F' c' }　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　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

9 ^  Q, e, F7 N　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
1 i! L( \# N8 p    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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( f: F" A/ u6 x$ H0 s: ~4 x　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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9 M) p$ x  O  D- m' H' x　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

! S! I2 [0 M+ U6 \. {　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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- h6 ?: a6 ?) L: V$ k4 d3 Q　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

. F# Y4 E" ]7 g/ r2 H　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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3 o5 R% S. R/ S) l/ _( p　　18.没门！No way!
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* l6 n, d; d: H8 K& \& H　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

* s1 Z2 o( X3 N　　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
    days were numbered.
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% H2 x. j% s$ ~3 G/ G$ i9 ?　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

# K. j2 {/ e5 _2 u4 l　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.