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

　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

+ O% ~; l1 M6 \　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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9 a$ x% K: Q) o; G; S& Z; e　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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( z5 k: p+ j; c, T* o　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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9 X, e) y8 ^4 W& E4 a- y　　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)
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. f8 u9 N, d/ D1 n  K　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

7 D% O8 {/ V# H' s- \$ u: u　　这几年他一直很走运
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0 Q9 T  B+ I# v  O% |　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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$ w2 z( h, u4 `( p　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

' g0 E6 D) e! N; ]( P　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

* `1 \0 P7 ^4 i' k　　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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( m. I: {9 j7 t7 ], b) k4 t　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

' }1 C) }: j/ C  O, `4 R　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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+ R. M/ l; X$ 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。

1 Z( h1 O! j/ @. y　　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

; _, g5 j8 U" v! s: e　　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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: y& D2 C; P3 S' c1 u+ T% `　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
7 ^$ f5 b2 s, c% g8 c; A    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　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

4 L, R1 g* j9 H% g) p" m　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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  n$ V3 X& V6 o3 [' c　　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

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

) o5 K# B) e4 V　　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.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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3 f& d1 X2 r5 I' K　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

1 c7 s+ c/ x+ r! c: o　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

" l0 Y" z0 z4 b/ z/ i6 |4 n　　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

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
% M( ~& k$ q4 o    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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; {, C  v# Q% D. j　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

) K6 P- o6 g3 b* G9 Z. N* ^　　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.

　　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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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

1 _: s: G" t! q" e- }8 Q　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　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
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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* ?# J# s0 i5 N　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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  h( N, U/ h/ G- O, Z3 d　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.