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

　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

& `% g& F) I- k) l　　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。
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　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

! u4 o6 Q7 o" V7 z　　(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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5 e9 r) I4 L/ R1 U: W0 o3 ^　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

- r* P1 X4 E( C　　这几年他一直很走运
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+ W% L# ]! L0 y- z　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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& t  I' ~$ \6 y4 g1 C+ S- `1 J　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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+ @$ I  F  \7 y& F　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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- J4 b2 ^. K1 ~  o" Z6 M+ A　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

6 o. {: a9 G0 l. j' k7 @" v+ E　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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; Z6 x* ~9 O5 t1 I: F! p1 h- M- b! K　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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, H. D) X6 |0 R　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

9 e( g9 n3 B, q7 @7 q  s. d9 t　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

; D9 ^' t/ U- d$ P( I　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

2 ?& @" J; M1 Y5 q 　　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
$ e  Z$ M- E; Y; |. }+ n* a$ ^% I, w    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。

8 \7 s/ Z" I' u2 |% ~　　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.
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' a  c3 j- s  o. O- T0 J) ?' ~　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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! U; A# l  u6 f　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

& M9 e, u% g/ @, L9 Q1 [* R. E/ @　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

! l$ V9 C9 w9 I, e" Y( r　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

! n. a0 G1 X  E9 d　　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.

0 H! C5 C/ B% {9 B　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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　　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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　　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.

　　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
- G" ~% e4 ]: D( O( Y, K    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

, K! G: |5 ]1 i: [( m　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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3 x" o+ E) |4 e8 K5 {5 `　　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

9 H% x+ B  F4 c1 |　　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.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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% O! c8 M; N) j) g( w　　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.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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0 a, N% c+ [* ^3 n3 r# W3 z　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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" s4 `% x& @. e1 L1 M; l+ }2 b% 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。

* D9 m8 n+ }. X4 y7 x　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
& \5 @  `) k7 L* k0 U' I* P) @    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

. c- N4 v& r) `3 [/ q/ N  C' V　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.