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

1 d& H' z7 `* K　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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4 \8 i4 F2 o2 N1 T- h( U* P( Z) s　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

* F6 }# ]6 L. I1 m+ p* S8 Q　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

  j* c/ q* `* ?$ V! I! d3 _" T: Z　　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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: L$ G, @& G$ N　　(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
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/ ]4 A$ M1 l1 N- a　　这几年他一直很走运

) \1 p1 L7 R7 \( ~0 [( Z5 f# t　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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/ Y3 [4 X/ n/ D　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

0 s9 T  M1 z# ]9 w5 q) n5 o　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

! ~( U6 M7 c' }0 l# q. Y5 ^9 `( {　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

+ k3 b4 t$ D- S. J# Q/ K; a　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

& T; j1 |' _( \9 G& z) P 　　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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0 ?1 l9 s% I* c8 k( S4 P! A: V　　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
& P* Y, d' v/ c6 Q! D/ E5 e! F    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。

, a  Y+ W# \* \  S8 g　　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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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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) Y) z% I( b7 ^! U　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

1 E; i; W6 f  z6 s5 e6 z; b　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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+ z% U! @' A. P% a, o4 `　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

9 l9 s8 _5 w4 l7 x! N4 R9 k　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

8 [) B: D4 K5 U( c% b+ p- g; H　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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+ w* q" P, q- ?　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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! {+ J( A$ B2 T$ i  g　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

9 ~# b1 q8 @: o' G2 T9 K/ d) y　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

6 T( c9 \- P, F　　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

( V7 j% G. Z% [1 M+ ~0 H7 B　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
9 W6 }6 W6 P2 a" H    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　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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- }9 V6 n# B7 |4 d　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

5 l9 {! \5 {2 G( T　　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
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4 c2 M4 w: ^; z; [　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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. J3 \/ o! Q) a& {0 O# o, x9 M　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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7 s1 G9 K) Z8 f3 {$ t7 f　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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; m4 n8 }, m( I1 k9 J5 g　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

　　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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4 t% c4 }7 H" V+ d' M　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.