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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% l: H2 v/ i, W( c! P, k　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

4 t: p3 b! ~; G4 Y$ y( g  }　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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% ~8 T5 N: z1 t: @5 R/ H0 T　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

! l$ X8 Y) ^+ c; ]# S' V　　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.

　　(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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9 ]( [% q2 r( E" `3 {# H　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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+ u, S$ a4 C3 A( B' k( q　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

' l  \' o9 U1 ^0 O, |% _　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

4 _* @' I4 k7 O$ T8 u9 ?4 v8 S　　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.

0 N7 X% _: j4 U, V　　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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9 E- p. c+ o. A7 p+ D　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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: G& A* d- `: p" w9 z2 b 　　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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! g; y3 h& J9 R0 F+ d4 G/ b9 D$ `　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
9 C. f8 H5 r0 X* \& Y7 P    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!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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$ o, a& P, _5 A% C3 q( O　　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
; e* o- ~4 e- j( j$ G    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

9 F- I7 h0 P7 M# Z( d% m! _# \" V　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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9 s) O9 Z5 u2 T6 v. q$ s6 F) [　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　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

! {3 @0 e6 Z3 s: S& a+ V: _- x. L　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

  ?7 ?" J! Q. L& F　　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 R1 M: A) T4 Z6 I8 ^　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

; T( U% U# N+ ]3 E& I/ _  A' N　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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0 i' U& m) W: z4 w　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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5 |7 d9 |) E3 x% i  @! Q+ u　　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

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

4 a" u$ S! q7 ?; O* x( z0 e　　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

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

* w; f5 j" M% `; _7 K" h　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

; Y! t6 n. m0 w$ E( z, ]6 C　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!
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# b. C- \/ @( x　　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。

$ t* D' c$ b% S, ?2 T: Q2 {　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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) m+ a. Y. _* Y5 O4 I( ~　　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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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.