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
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6 `3 N9 _: t' i* j5 c$ D　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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  b) e' [  j3 U/ p  r　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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* d- G& J2 d$ I5 j. P* T1 H　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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; W! o+ ~& R7 M6 B- V- \　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

# K* x( c7 W1 d$ O" f　　(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

　　这几年他一直很走运
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8 V( w3 W4 Y6 S# y- l7 V　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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' M+ v1 O6 R! ^+ U( m　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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9 P  R) u; q7 v/ e- p- C/ \　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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! W4 L* w5 V4 F% B! }0 ^  J　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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9 o2 Z4 B9 O- _$ m7 r1 S( t　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

: Y9 \) X- ?) s# o7 S$ H& V9 S　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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　　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
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
; R; y  q! x2 A    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
4 S% y" k* u2 c# @# e    a charmful life!
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  g) o( [: ^& n& B- a& @. \8 K5 T　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

4 E$ u$ I5 P2 q　　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。

& [% m0 J& G& E. ?- `( l5 n　　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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　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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. A1 F% k* ?) ~　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

; g1 ~. W( B- i' i　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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　　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.

　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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* X7 @5 A+ D( N' o　　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
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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.

　　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

& s; Q0 ~/ c  e& H& _　　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
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+ N2 z5 E4 O0 y  [$ `　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

* H; {2 q. A3 K0 f2 _, b　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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( h5 F) e% q1 e& z! P　　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

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

5 S+ e4 l/ z# G8 z) }* Z& c" ]  j& H　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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6 n) F: D* g7 S3 Q8 ^　　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
    days were numbered.
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; R" S' j5 c* m2 k! I4 D& @+ Y　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

4 r0 h- P2 Q% Y  H　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.