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

0 F$ @9 I/ U& Y: w0 N% ^" X1 |% f9 R　　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.

* x0 M7 `* W; h$ }- s　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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# B) R" X& v) \　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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　　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)

! e6 z4 ?. F0 ]! I3 d* h! T　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　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.

- y6 T/ k- P, t. ^" l　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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# f8 ~2 Y3 B& s/ ]% c% A" `　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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 X. Q5 t- `0 e3 b2 j　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
+ c6 O  \" F( W! h: M7 w' j) M- `    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
. x3 B: X! P* n3 h$ @    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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3 f2 B6 J6 m7 `9 Y0 p9 X( T0 I) C　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

$ j1 v; g" b" }4 o9 ]2 S　　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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* ?7 [% }2 `$ ^. b/ 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.

! w2 h$ ?: y1 C  ]: g9 s+ e　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

! O4 B# Z5 P6 _% h4 s, w  A" `　　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
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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; C4 ]9 ~* ?, O4 D+ `" I　　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.

4 E( `! _, ^, t" r　　13.被开除 be sacked
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8 w- O9 Z  q. ?* n* o　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

) J$ ?- s2 x4 v  N+ E- |　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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　　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

4 E: B" l3 p0 _  v　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
/ E( ?( V# |" f8 t1 F( V    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

" Q! F6 C3 I9 N) f; i　　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

! Y" m& i8 K- N　　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

* M+ K  ?# f. f& K0 \2 s　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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" H& G" U5 N5 P; Q3 T　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

% \5 F+ Z; z# g0 f9 N　　18.没门！No way!

! i! }; P) U# l" ^0 e, i　　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。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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/ D* L* U. s+ x) ]$ _% D　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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; h% p! g  Q8 u) g0 n$ k7 c6 o' W  I　　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.