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

7 c2 B% @2 j% l1 f8 b: Z　　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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5 V( }6 {9 _, |0 ]- @4 F3 ~　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

1 o. K% h+ l, I! c　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

　　(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
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　　这几年他一直很走运
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# X) k  }  J1 I　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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2 _, s2 E2 A$ y# p. g7 b" a　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

' K/ I# U1 G" J! e8 N2 C4 p　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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7 F- n  W* y$ F! X; }2 T. f& A, l　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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7 G0 U0 S. e" {% B! K　　7.白费力气plough the air.

+ n% B8 h  ^/ z* E1 e) A6 @　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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: D% V+ A: i4 u& Z- ?: r" q$ g/ |# m　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

! |% I( c( H7 ` 　　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。

1 e  a5 c9 e/ @! m/ U2 @+ f　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
  M  Y) M2 _  A    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
. H0 c- D+ v5 T( X' B3 X" n    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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　　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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6 x9 @* Z6 e/ _　　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.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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2 L! ^# R' c% u! R) O0 {　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

8 ^% x0 S) _5 |+ z. Q' \　　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
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; v  {7 P# @! P; E7 V2 @0 F　　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.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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' ]9 K. u% r5 D) x) ?& B　　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.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

6 B) D0 a3 ~5 O7 v: |& W　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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/ p/ U7 F2 Q4 w　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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/ ], e! u& c7 ]6 ]* O　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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/ m; N) q" \+ G0 U( `　　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
. |' e( d' t- H3 Q, }6 p    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

1 U# S2 F  Z+ P0 F- C* I4 O+ `　　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

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

; d$ H5 t3 M* M+ ]　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

" a: I' A  @1 \4 Z　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

+ B  k$ |6 b6 }& r1 c! B3 n　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!

　　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。

6 j" W: [  I+ Q9 y7 q( q3 x　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
4 o% }" ]! Y( r, N    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

. {3 F7 C4 t0 J7 Q% E( Z4 ?　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.