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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- O5 ]5 F+ u" B　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

# \) I  P3 G2 e9 }& a　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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/ Z( b4 r' y9 _4 C) z　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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5 I3 u0 b: [2 [. ~" t- y: c8 X　　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.

　　(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)

; _/ V; L& T; d- h) l　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

8 ~" c' y" P+ O* @　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　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.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

0 D* `- S% {0 A( Q0 g　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　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。

　　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
7 b1 ^8 Q3 l/ t) o, ^3 h    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
' @) q. }/ A' `' k    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

2 x9 @6 x3 F* t　　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。

' I9 Y3 D: W5 v4 `　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
! Y( y% k- D( c3 y( c    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

* {. O3 t: u6 u7 b3 _　　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

4 Q3 m2 m3 M  l- U9 B1 O　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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$ O; ~3 ]; I7 t　　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

4 M. `+ D! O/ x  y　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

: M- l9 u2 R" t) V1 w　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

' g( v5 ]8 V- ^: y: [! j　　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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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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, O* @' _+ N% B8 e) z　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

; e) w6 t! S3 b　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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# {. B1 V# J. N' B" I6 n0 Z　　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
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　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
6 q  r. W* P% W9 y$ Q    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

+ F4 [: T3 v) O" g' p- |* Y( P1 Z　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

$ {: K  n" j. D6 N　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

3 N5 d! e3 v% D3 {" J1 |　　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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+ p8 k$ w! ~9 g6 \# T　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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+ D, V) f  T9 S# I* f5 j　　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

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!

8 _' ~$ C0 J  H! q% L! U　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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: [, z6 S) q5 w1 o8 Q7 i　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

: W9 v7 {9 m& l- c+ G3 ]　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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- }+ z( J/ v* S4 x0 J6 ^% k7 e　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

  U0 K, v6 x& y1 o6 y/ 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.