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

2 p4 T$ j3 Q+ |! }　　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.
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　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

$ [% |: H1 `$ |" Q7 C8 d　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

. f8 @9 S  }. B$ g/ Q3 Z　　(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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# i' c5 t& |! T+ J' T# t( h. S　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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3 V! }4 `9 a  J　　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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　　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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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　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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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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+ m( h$ }3 V# K$ j3 o0 O+ d1 A$ h" O: ?　　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。

4 B8 E" B5 _6 T8 N5 }2 s, O　　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
3 K8 f4 K) @) l    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
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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。

! a4 ]) B7 c0 \9 s. }9 w　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

6 e5 R5 D4 d$ j9 E1 m　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

* p. w2 h5 h5 Z8 {6 H　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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7 B) N9 q! X0 \% W　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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/ \, ?0 W" ?, U$ k　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

  V7 l. |# t0 M: Y　　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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! B0 h4 ^. a9 y* d, A$ S# ^% n　　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.
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4 t3 U/ L/ _, ^# R　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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3 v4 U9 j" ?, Q/ h8 |3 B0 X8 T　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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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/ z+ ]4 R  |* l# {! i　　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.
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　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

. ~% L& c. N) h1 P* s# F. L5 {0 V　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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& f( Z0 A- N6 C+ Y5 T% t9 N　　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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: M2 ~. i8 B9 r3 T: e% d+ U: p　　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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  t9 q# U1 S/ M8 O$ P　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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6 X+ n. V4 [  T4 U( `　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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; \- D/ J+ t$ |　　18.没门！No way!
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　　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
: ?9 s0 \) Y5 o/ P8 K9 U    days were numbered.

" E) j3 i0 y  J. E( R: I+ d: R　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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1 @  F* M. D+ p- H* h　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.