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.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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* S7 D# e9 H) u' ?　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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$ r: r1 o5 l& q, t0 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.
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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

& G0 J4 A( R: G: j8 ]7 k0 A+ n　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

# h7 p2 p0 M& h　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

, T7 t: K+ W" `5 ~( z; r2 }　　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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2 `+ f! t. Q. @1 t' s9 Y, o! g　　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.

. A/ B! l- L' ]# b8 a3 j　　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
1 O' t0 M% |. Q0 |' ^* q    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
; O" O! Z8 O9 K' B* t' t    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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。

3 i, G" o* n' d( ]3 T　　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.

　　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
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

# r4 e8 I; ?. e( \* I. l7 `2 f( a　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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: `+ @* t6 X8 {　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　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
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  F2 k' X# P: J　　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.

" r: w( E. J5 ^  A% U2 o4 T! K% m　　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

( W% c) L4 v2 Z( n　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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1 o' [2 O/ P- {3 T6 C4 a& r　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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　　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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* ?0 Z( [  G( I' C/ _* K! o& F+ M　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

# a- n* z" R; _$ f- y  n　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

! T8 @+ D7 q0 a9 K　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

; }- m, D# E0 |( P5 X# r　　18.没门！No way!
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　　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。

　　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
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1 N6 y8 ?; n! R6 r* v  T; O4 X  X3 O3 [　　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.