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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6 r# A) H# T4 w; J! `0 ~: z6 K　　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.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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0 I* }0 d) c' j% g: g* H) I　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

( V. u$ W3 N, [8 w　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

+ n6 n9 h' x* \+ J2 E　　(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)

% Q, c+ x3 H% j' y" W/ l) s4 J　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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& S& M; N0 T5 P/ h( P5 ~* V+ C　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

& b& {) b9 A# O& h9 O0 {5 [- q　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

' J( J: e5 c% K  Y. N, H　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

  ~. h) ~  t+ O/ @. F) t9 ~+ `　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

& g0 u! r& _5 ]5 Z$ w" g　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

6 J- v' x1 x% ?/ v9 Y　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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" A% U! L# t7 g　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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/ v7 R3 w. z# Z+ A6 q, }; p9 z! \　　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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　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
9 P/ n" L3 z6 \& X    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
- c# b! P) T* g2 [5 K3 A4 M& l- K    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
- H' W# q5 C+ E2 a% K7 |    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

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/ b6 Y) t8 I: \( ^, k2 i. u　　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.

　　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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　　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

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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' k: R/ ?# l# |$ ?/ c  p　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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2 E9 d1 d+ ^( f* w8 z3 m　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　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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, z4 [5 ^6 w/ v　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
, a7 m; ]  C0 ]    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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8 Z7 h; {8 p' [5 z; }　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

　　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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　　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

　　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.

　　18.没门！No way!

　　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。

3 j2 P1 D' X* ?) S　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
$ ^, K$ j8 S  Y: o9 n5 _9 X) Y( h    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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% z0 `2 z$ s5 t, l& W　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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* A; u) l. h+ }/ O/ `; D& ^- S9 c" M. |　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.