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

5 Z3 m4 L- ]) O% ^7 B3 Z* W　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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  ?6 F. Z$ s4 O0 u# ^　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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. @9 n" Z3 Y+ P9 ^4 {$ c0 z/ P　　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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  W! B, E) m5 ]" Q　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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3 L& J) |: q, O* ^1 w; q# G' I) T　　(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

; c  D* E2 P" d& g' H. ]　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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$ y: F. Q) O7 {. u* V+ @! m  v9 g　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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8 d: |4 Z7 Z0 s! \# |* K. K; y　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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8 x4 B( s( |0 D5 Y　　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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　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

7 d6 y6 `0 A4 ?! [' J, a　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　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
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

4 {! m5 s2 y- l" ^" Q　　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
6 n4 x4 ^+ O) b5 ^2 |  c$ u    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　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

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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: ?# ^! ^: D9 q, M1 I　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

4 {2 }8 c/ Q- W- z* o& {1 z: Y　　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.

" ^1 s( j2 s7 k) ^2 t; x　　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.
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  x0 v3 q* S" O　　13.被开除 be sacked

* x6 O5 j- y- b/ k/ T$ s$ j' P　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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. n  u' e6 c8 _( o* q7 b　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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. B4 Y9 J: T  u7 B　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

" \3 N8 R0 N3 P0 j　　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

/ o4 h( H: l, c$ r% i/ J- w　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
7 @0 [4 v( V0 I4 @4 d3 K1 E    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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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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) ?: [( R3 ?: X; O8 J　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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. W+ u* a8 }! @5 ]: d　　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

: s. a* G2 v0 C5 ?0 ^1 g' b　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!

8 c: i; [& }0 U( r　　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。
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　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　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.