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

( h. D" W* t* [, W0 \: s　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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/ A5 m( E; K  |' p- f- ^　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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" G2 V6 j# H. O# E1 c　　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)

( S* g' _/ V4 @3 \' @+ n$ y　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

" {- _, Z) u: m$ o5 }5 V# o　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

/ ^- [/ W/ w+ o" k* q, p　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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% ?4 o8 K  j& S8 C: k2 J7 S　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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* l. J7 G" _& e. V' f　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　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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( V" _+ f7 m  Y7 l( `; `! [　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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　　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。

, F8 K& A& I( I  W# M$ Q( v! S　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
% T/ \  @$ I  I8 x, ^) ?3 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
    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

1 `  S$ [& A$ V  l: V' @' `8 }  a" @2 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
$ I) X2 ~/ j; D    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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- _" A+ c. Z  X) G' q　　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
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/ d0 G8 f$ i. b; q6 S　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

  I9 m% G# C  Y9 ~6 @　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

. O  S- F) v2 c# a( z- g8 P　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　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

3 F$ U0 G( X8 _! Q0 n% Z/ b% }8 o" P　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

1 z- A% v' W/ D1 L; x　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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& }' M! B$ J% N　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

# R5 J: F/ J/ k- q' O( l　　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
2 [4 E0 g3 [, A- z2 p# W3 Q    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
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( @3 M* s: g. H" Z　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

" _: k/ C( ]6 ]8 o' K+ p4 n　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

! z. D" W; w- m# `# B　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

, e8 _( X7 n; ^% }# I9 ~　　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.
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! J8 O: F! k3 V4 w, ?　　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

! R9 Q3 b% n, \2 k1 z1 T/ F　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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( f: V" H0 A- M' x) H  g　　18.没门！No way!
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$ y! D7 n7 ]' {8 U# H4 I3 v　　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
. B7 u% f, d3 @+ q2 w8 T( }; y* e    days were numbered.
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  _9 X3 O9 R0 d5 p/ N# M　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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