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

' i+ A; ]( R9 K, @　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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; T4 a% P  [( s9 W　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

& ^, n$ b; F5 ?　　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.
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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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

, K8 G' E+ j  e　　这几年他一直很走运

2 n$ s. G4 f+ Z, i' U6 t　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

4 n1 a+ h) }: h, V4 A# m) [) v　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

' d6 r$ ~2 V/ v& D: c) T' N　　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.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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% Y, W' o8 ]/ c! J( Q- d7 Z　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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: w% z$ a& P& }0 p: i　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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& H% O1 C- C3 W( w! K3 ]  G 　　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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1 ]  I! o: a) x　　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
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, \7 K) j& ?* }7 p& @　　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
3 L9 V0 A, Y; W3 V+ E! M7 r    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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8 n( e+ b$ z# O% j　　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.

& v$ K) w# I! w0 k5 ?/ R$ ]6 k　　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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0 y4 k6 g5 `; z7 H% d9 ?' x8 v　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

2 X7 r! g( v' z+ S! C  G　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　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

" P5 i9 i% }5 j- ?* k　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

# V  s$ k9 I/ e' l& {$ r. I　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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　　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

　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
5 L* b; p; }* W0 K8 i, ^    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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/ T* r/ l% h3 x　　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

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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' a: L5 A; b9 m* v  }　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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0 |" E2 E' w$ h6 i% d　　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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- a1 h/ |3 D( o　　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.
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　　18.没门！No way!

6 ~3 J, B2 v+ s- V3 ^; h　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

2 M- M; D' W* C9 o3 t) s( b. g4 Q　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

. ?- E# U0 a. k) J　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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: z9 C" C0 r. y) r　　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.