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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　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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# _# u; ?6 N' D6 Q" d0 P　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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; t- ]3 m/ M7 r/ i) y5 l; L　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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; u" L: E: S* B$ ~" }" b　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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( Z6 N2 u$ j! |# @　　(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

　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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( G. p1 D, D, D5 `# q6 F　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

4 i+ m: @! d$ C　　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.
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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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+ d5 H, n8 Q1 \3 X　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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  K+ L: n) a& d4 S' S9 L- ~2 i　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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' }& P( w" m: S, B) } 　　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
, u  ]! q# W8 Z  ]( \    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!

1 O% u1 H6 ?+ N3 C* m* j! G　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

1 ~8 B$ x  G, b) J' }2 W　　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。

' z; Y+ W6 U3 z3 t* z　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
/ v. X+ [) H- B" T7 k  [    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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. v) _8 a5 {2 i& j: v& i. `) K　　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
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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

' y% [0 ?5 k% A" G: J2 `' ^0 W　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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　　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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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

) e* w: a7 G) J2 V) j" ?& w　　13.被开除 be sacked

( A2 m6 f* V7 c* C; [1 n　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

4 G% C' o7 [$ W0 u　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　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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　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
8 y2 o# Y0 {$ d$ J  r    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　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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4 G+ k& L/ E# I# {  t' r　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

" \, Z# b+ {+ D4 W　　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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* F1 o; Y1 m* ~  E2 [　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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. {% g# S) ~$ C/ i/ z　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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: C+ u3 ]5 r' c. v3 Q　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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2 C8 [9 W- f# M5 x0 j+ Z4 Z　　18.没门！No way!

0 Z; K: x+ B& g, Z6 N- e" k　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

3 D1 D# U  ?. b8 r　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

9 x: x* |5 Q% y7 E+ E　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　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.