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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' ~/ C& q7 b4 P! g1 f　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

' X. N* L2 O6 [. P; l' n1 ?　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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7 _% x/ F8 t* U& u" l　　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.
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　　(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
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　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

5 Z) Y8 M/ Q# d3 M# z　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

7 x4 F6 r" H7 n) V4 h　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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　　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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　　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! j, ~% n! ?  `! F' 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。
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8 ]0 Q- @5 c: S" \& I　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
$ W- R% v: A4 Z6 d    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
5 }' m! N" `+ }1 E    a charmful life!
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3 F. k0 D: L6 Z" p　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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4 N; V2 w  y1 a8 \6 L6 z$ F, U　　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
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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0 L6 _+ \/ S" e' }3 }9 |; ~/ C/ v+ y　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

　　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.

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　　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.

* ~. L6 z7 j/ v　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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8 j  \4 ^6 ~: `  }3 X2 w) E; @　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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4 R5 t# h6 c& k1 N　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

% `. O" p5 L+ X2 J% a7 P　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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　　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
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0 j) `+ p$ F3 P0 J5 r　　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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2 y' Y8 L( P; Z0 s$ J6 v- L6 g4 v( E　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

, h" L% Q* Z! l+ x8 c" A　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

1 L9 m$ B4 Z' n7 a7 L/ v5 N　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

) C! C  W. ?/ 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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. P3 r# K8 |" }, \8 M& ^6 w6 x　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

8 j% b1 z- R9 U" \4 `* H　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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$ |5 z! `; o( v" c. q　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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% A) K5 F' y; P4 L' P　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.