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

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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- e. I7 Q1 V3 m. ^　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

8 c3 q8 J6 y$ j# b4 Z. |　　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)
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  q' m. V, T; h1 ?( l1 M% h. s7 k: h　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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4 P$ j7 e# Y0 p/ v0 O　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　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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, H- i! D, a2 G$ y% x" A2 f　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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* |& b$ c; E+ R9 w/ }　　7.白费力气plough the air.

' l' H& E9 c* V/ I6 e- P- B　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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4 }- ]  ?, A  y8 {- x2 h# L　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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; F, G, i6 z: j+ I+ j* j$ }　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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8 \! X. S. F! u1 U 　　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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: _8 t& s$ `* m/ i( R" `$ N' {　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
5 {$ v# F, J7 N+ p# Q$ b2 Q9 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
- k, U: b! @7 j" b& I    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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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　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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; A' C3 P! w: v5 ?* ^) ^　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

2 s+ e& w: d  x" j  o　　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

　　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

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

& |7 X+ I' \( d3 R( m) E; b( F　　13.被开除 be sacked

, O, ~4 ]/ g! l" u9 c) ~　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

* x7 ~0 H6 |# c- u8 X5 h  X( a　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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0 ]" B5 j- V- G. U　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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$ T+ Z! S7 u4 ~3 i# F* ]　　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

1 q4 p" [$ ]4 l6 ]# N8 n8 }　　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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6 _7 U, U9 g8 x8 `; c* h　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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6 x- y, Z  o7 Q; f　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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; i: q- l# O! S' \! Q3 x, E　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

# h. p$ k7 g2 j7 b7 E　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

- M' o9 r! A8 J1 g0 U! R' x5 q　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

% e) U) E+ h3 f. E! L　　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
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& D5 ~" X4 V7 u　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

5 H7 Q$ F# E9 K! V: I　　18.没门！No way!

　　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。

: f" `" k/ A3 u! j/ g　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

5 u+ Y2 {) p9 H. l  N　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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# b6 [" u: M( R# G9 _　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.