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

3 J* \1 u# i! i! i2 q, p8 u　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

5 \8 R, n! }1 a　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

8 `7 f' s# B# _4 j! K　　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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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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4 F- I  p! M2 u: @　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

4 F4 t( a2 N2 H# ?- _　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

, o! _9 L+ Z! x# l( z! E. t. h- T　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

8 y8 H8 {& s2 q/ Y$ X1 y7 i　　7.白费力气plough the air.

% |9 N; b3 C+ [3 T) X* K/ n　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

' d$ z; N/ ^1 q% t　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

　　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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' `' Q& \* J4 @　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
1 G, Z7 L7 ~! z; e7 r$ a    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!

　　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。

; I' A" p1 [8 \6 J$ _　　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.

* v: ]* y+ n7 Y1 t* Q　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

2 q3 ~9 A1 \0 g. Z　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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　　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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7 Q" N; g# g! Q5 Q　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

% M) d: h5 ]3 F. P$ v# l. V$ e$ F　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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8 V, g- j/ E9 K　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　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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% K% b& e9 Z) `　　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.

& o: Y0 r+ E- w( e( N　　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
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, D. {( f' I1 n2 w　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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- V7 g3 {+ g* U( l3 _　　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

2 G0 V( s/ M: Y6 X　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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$ s: O4 p8 @' Y$ U5 k; P3 p9 W- L1 C　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

) s" |. s# B7 k+ t　　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
  |1 Z7 Y. _* D. H! Z+ p    days were numbered.

5 u( r3 a4 |0 N& u4 F. }" q) W6 z　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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( r0 x5 k0 o' B$ \) P, e( o　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.