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

$ x" m0 L6 o& N# g  \- }　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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: e( `. J$ E' |3 }' m* f　　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。
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　　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

. p& A0 f, L+ w# m" M% `4 f　　这几年他一直很走运

! O# {: I' `& m0 F　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

: i: b4 O1 [+ u0 x& K$ y$ C　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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# z) ?7 t* i4 _1 R. O5 ~　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

% G  M: d( j6 x9 W  f　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

( f+ j+ ]: t5 }3 }7 U, a; u, M: w　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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　　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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& I- k+ O* L9 g 　　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。

7 r& l3 B! P- ]* C+ N4 S7 N　　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
7 N, B5 N6 @  R- L    a charmful life!

) T  T0 Q1 M+ O+ a$ I/ ?2 \　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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　　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。

/ U* ^' m9 t$ u  E5 d5 I/ @% {* V　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
0 _7 P* w' h4 ~6 v3 \    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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" z  A$ H& B7 ]+ Y( j+ O　　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

# a! l! s- G- C7 k　　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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　　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

/ `% c3 f  K7 L$ Y0 ?$ _　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　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
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. u' V: B# N$ c( Z: z$ f7 r　　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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　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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* q# @3 d; D8 u# J  s+ s4 v　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

! t# s( |7 S' o/ Z! e8 j0 i　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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0 e  y+ d) [" Z　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

, S& V" f3 u$ ]! k# p, l2 Y　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

+ B- k9 P! v9 j6 `- @" r1 ?4 l　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

5 |1 [$ u8 N' v1 E  [9 `5 d5 r　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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1 h) m4 m& z4 D$ I0 R! L　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

* e& r5 n+ c" Q8 x4 q3 L　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

6 u* f9 }; |5 n+ O. V& u7 n　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
% \/ U) j7 ^! Y3 R' ?* h. ?    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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