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

$ X  [+ h5 ]5 i　　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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7 i6 A5 ?+ N# U0 |　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

9 G& H- X: C% D; U0 c　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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' |9 H3 L+ W/ U4 `　　(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
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1 i& @$ i; A5 g1 h8 ~- Y) l　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

5 M3 s! ?- z( l0 o: x. U: Q* w　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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3 n: a6 F- i0 H% y$ ?# p　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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. x0 ]8 Z" q6 `6 q9 z, l* W, C　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

1 i  m' w7 H- ]3 S0 D& x　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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. @) n& w5 S3 G) A$ y  W　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

" t4 {# L% ]; J- [, M 　　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。

( z" q4 G" E: O2 i4 R3 l　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
4 J: X. o4 U4 ~3 _! _    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
3 T: P5 c. U  W    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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/ i. F; u$ ]. r( s8 t: p1 q8 j+ }1 @　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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$ D4 t1 m' @# u' @6 Z4 C　　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。
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　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
' k& h8 k/ H0 T" f8 {    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

1 r6 e1 L3 @/ J2 |& K: t1 u　　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
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% G  C7 G" G( Z  h; M; a$ c　　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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) @5 ?4 H1 C$ N8 c7 i* _3 A　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

! k! m2 D4 H- G# I! w9 A　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

+ W& k% M+ G4 g' L* j# y/ Z　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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  g1 F$ _8 s, v' d( w1 m　　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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　　13.被开除 be sacked

3 W# A- j" Y8 v/ o# F, W　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

! Z- W8 w  q9 S9 p- c5 r* L　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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; P. G! i2 ?9 H( k　　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

4 F  x  U0 Z/ o& {, G　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
  f5 Q+ I, F# v6 I    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

7 N/ u( j+ E  S　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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, o' m1 `7 l* M$ S& G　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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4 G, i  X6 ~! y6 u% S2 a/ m　　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.

+ D9 r9 ^6 G, |, l　　18.没门！No way!
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- d0 Z! w/ e7 x5 U# S+ n" A　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

+ y- ^4 ~1 f* l( V# x　　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.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

1 h! Y: z' ]% C* q' b/ p9 G　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

3 Z  S# [8 e- f　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.