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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0 S* O4 s8 ?4 P9 d3 m& `6 ]2 q　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

  F8 m9 F+ C$ c* `9 D3 C9 }　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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  r( f4 c  y; [* k　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

% o  L) {% t; R$ g6 E4 s. u　　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.

( m8 F$ p  {7 a8 i* C3 J　　(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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9 {" o' S4 n9 ~9 v8 v. f# O7 J! Z　　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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' ]! _3 |! [' J/ ?3 \0 V　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

5 N5 X1 M( `& z) g  H　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

7 j; Y9 ~; t  T+ ~  z　　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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8 u/ l( s2 r2 F, e" O　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

- G( e& ~) d' L( O% f5 L　　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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: O0 `+ G4 T! z 　　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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; W2 y0 p  g% H# m1 o　　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
    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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, }$ l) a7 X/ j! i/ ]　　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.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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) ]; j5 c! m2 e, A- {　　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.

2 x- ]) }+ @' e5 h, S　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

3 \2 j- K0 h2 f6 e% z. t　　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.
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& O) K% A! O9 @- @, t　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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　　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.

　　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.

4 m/ W5 f5 ~, r$ R' G# U　　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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　　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.

　　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

2 g, b) v6 t' w7 k　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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6 }/ {& q* Q, r) }4 F　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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! p. i0 `" Z2 p* x　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

$ G0 a. M, w8 Z' H- q/ S; ]　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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* o/ y- l# I0 b! R- B8 z1 g& k$ P　　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.
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2 J# h5 f8 }" c. e　　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。
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　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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0 h3 @' j% K+ v( u/ O　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

7 M* Y  I* b% B% J: h+ I　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.