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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9 ]% [6 _+ k. F: u. H$ t2 K+ M　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

5 _3 A3 C, w$ d; _( X# {- U/ _　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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, v7 @5 O' X" k3 \% q/ {　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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1 h5 I& |$ o6 N6 q' b3 t　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

/ y" X, N0 l9 K6 _6 J: u　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

: J! I0 g5 B) r. V1 a5 r8 i. D　　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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( m2 F5 Z6 c4 b7 z# y　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

% W. _8 V/ c, X6 _　　这几年他一直很走运
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: y' k2 A2 t. O% s- m) o　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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- q+ r8 O" v# Y7 ~$ G　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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1 v8 i' m. B0 Y/ `  t( I　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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, W4 ]& q# s6 Q2 |. y　　7.白费力气plough the air.

( x# a( @& |/ J5 _; k0 o8 G　　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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, M0 r3 J' N3 L, d" B7 b　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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% }( B+ x8 H  D; _ 　　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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　　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
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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7 I' {, m' s% L5 }2 J, ^( _; h' f　　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
3 S: G/ T! N' P, e2 B; W    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　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
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9 p' E, W4 ^/ A) S% P9 ?, K　　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

6 F6 \! H" u& H, h# j$ S0 s　　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 s. I7 l, J" i8 V/ v# X　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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( P. ?& M! J/ ~6 Q2 r" |, {% G　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

/ a  ?. m. K6 O, l( w　　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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( @& H6 [) n" E　　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.

, ~0 ~' e7 K; G: ?* r7 v# [1 d5 J5 c　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

. d# Y8 d* i2 S5 l, |　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

1 A' u$ u$ c' Y+ R5 ]% ]- c& Q　　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
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' K  L, g' \0 ^6 K  z　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

) F, x" f2 b; f" X3 s0 }9 _　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

　　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

　　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
    days were numbered.

8 V. Q  C9 Q. ~, q% y1 o6 R- J　　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.