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

+ q6 Y& r1 J* h9 X  u) j& T　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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0 b# Y* X+ R2 E　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

. t) Q) r! v* z6 {6 ~　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

. @. C  R! d6 a& P　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

: h% a6 Z1 p: q% T! r% f% A　　(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
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  W# }+ S, s8 @; h7 I　　这几年他一直很走运
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; c2 Y' Q: T; M　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

: I: Q- B$ \4 [% F) L) G* \　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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& y/ V) g3 {" }5 P6 Q& ], X( g7 Z& _　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

/ f" q, {9 t* Y  Y　　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.
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0 J" L% u4 h% i+ a　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

$ ?' f! k. r7 X* a6 f+ ?( p9 t2 \! A　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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$ M2 V8 E8 m" F5 o# z6 K# j7 k$ `　　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。

9 ~, e4 t% H  t' F) S* C　　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
. H4 _' b, z+ Y# F% Q4 o6 o    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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3 s" ^" {3 c) m' r9 H8 q　　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。

　　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.
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" R5 x4 q# }  u4 ^　　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

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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/ c& D. W" C( h/ W+ \) W/ G　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

' ^9 E5 u/ i; A0 t- O3 m' ^　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

4 F# E/ Z- X. `9 V8 m　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

9 F; s: Z3 b8 L# x　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　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.

0 u' ^, I/ y. Z, V/ I% H　　13.被开除 be sacked

' R& j' N1 Q3 P, `! ~4 X　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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# C; ~8 _  l4 W1 X　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

; x$ c6 c  c4 x$ Y" C& P4 x　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

' i. O* R; L; c7 Y　　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

　　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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2 F% Q  Q% z9 [+ b　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

% j' ~* e: @$ `! K　　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.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

3 Y, T1 z$ W" q+ D6 g3 ^! M　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

# ~$ S: q2 y$ K6 N( D( E, P' }2 z　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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' o0 L" [) p/ m　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　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。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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' B1 m' B3 r& }4 U. U　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.