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

1 k: I0 {4 a& o　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

( a4 g% Z# m/ v2 Z　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

' M+ X+ h# W; n" ?6 o　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　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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) a0 j% E. O" _; b' d　　(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

( F( e0 u4 F# ^　　这几年他一直很走运

* c7 b, s( |, t2 D' j( z　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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: {) Z* s9 C8 u5 |" x0 b7 _　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

/ d! y! ]- c* z. e" z+ ^* ~　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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5 G& P* f7 x% B8 l　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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1 M( j$ E, a& `$ @　　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.
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　　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
! v* V* d# P+ \  Z2 b1 }    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
5 n3 Q0 w# n6 U) q6 s( K. B1 I    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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　　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。

/ @8 `) y3 Y7 P& T/ y  d9 e　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
$ E. |" U! E6 ]: C3 V% t, L- `8 [    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
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　　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
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, k, t* ^+ _4 G. \( u6 Z　　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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2 x# s9 }4 u; U* {" z* E3 ?　　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

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

) e0 ]. c, Z& [! Q! S" Z) ~　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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8 v6 g! K- K  {8 E+ i( R　　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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6 ?  ~& t) l0 b  ^3 i0 `　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

8 E1 i8 `6 K2 ]4 g, O　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

3 ^% s. o& ?1 h& }4 I8 ^　　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
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2 @: l/ v. `5 a/ l% H6 n1 ^. Y　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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0 ]2 V9 D4 F* }8 L. g+ T$ @　　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.

　　18.没门！No way!
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4 f/ f: W0 L) `! E$ L- P. c　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

1 r4 O! i- q9 M. u2 i　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

. g. j8 z$ u: k4 ~　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

5 R; u4 e/ b% @1 Y　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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+ k' a9 G2 Y. @/ d4 |2 r& D　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.