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

( H4 l& N- x6 ^( `. {1 p! U) S　　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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: v+ |2 ?0 W. h5 y. G# e$ l　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

7 E1 A6 c* P, L7 c3 M1 T9 P　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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　　(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)

3 B0 O5 L) `7 B9 {- H2 i　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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/ _3 M% J* E5 J) g6 s" j　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

' ~8 `5 m4 K7 @3 v- t1 R　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

6 Z. [- K1 k! f　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

7 H2 c  G! T7 @9 R0 s　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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! ^9 X/ [; {& R- s5 l0 Y+ o　　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

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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$ s" B& t+ O! q3 Q7 s　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

1 U+ e, P6 F0 ~: G! i, K, O 　　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
: r$ i% ]1 [  b0 i- m) j: \1 s    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!
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　　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。

5 Q3 C! B) q! m; U　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
* \! Y9 \$ e$ E6 o. G9 I    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

0 j! `( K& w. N: f: o　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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4 {1 Z" |- O1 F1 X( F& z9 }! C　　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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! T/ x. _# a- X; i2 G8 e　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　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

" |+ n8 M/ ^- Y　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

* j) `2 @8 v4 F& T# `' q　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

: p' Q, h& L' z2 ?2 c　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

/ c3 W, `" m5 d! J: I4 I2 F3 h　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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2 O* w, j+ n7 E; T0 W. ]　　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
    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

" Q- f. `3 b6 p　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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& y; o1 l  q* @+ ~  O　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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  v4 P5 Z0 w  ]( O" v7 V9 r1 ^　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

& P) m8 G& O' Y　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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　　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.

4 e, S" K8 V/ n+ Z# i# C2 F　　18.没门！No way!

$ Q/ p& g* ^$ w# V8 |6 ^　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

7 _$ ~% w* F6 Q# d( U, _　　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
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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$ a; F& p; d9 J% V- B6 ~　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.