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

* e( T4 P% X0 r8 V0 Q+ O* W+ U　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

) N. R& e8 k3 [/ E# W* P　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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( L# s) m, d* ^" S; w　　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。

　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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2 l% A1 p+ j5 q  ~: R' u/ b9 K　　(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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7 f% {  T/ a* \6 j6 r7 E$ {　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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+ i! T/ n, ?# o7 O6 i% y　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　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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5 Y' M; B, G/ x) G　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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3 x; F9 Z) w3 @& {% Q7 C　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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1 B  Z- o$ u- k( n　　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。

% r8 H+ g8 h8 u! U" f) ^- f' G2 M　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
. f: v' j/ ~# C4 y9 l7 G    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
8 E7 {: i  p; P) S; p: w% _  |    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
8 ?4 G- h/ X# v( L    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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8 ^* H4 P5 y) ~8 B& B" B& q7 m. r% }　　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
  T/ P* F6 d# \: e" y    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　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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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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' ^" X" f8 U9 ]0 k* Q* c; ]　　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
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+ I8 x# j; j/ Y5 B3 h5 l& W8 ]　　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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( y4 m9 K  V5 N1 r; X' u+ }' y+ O　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

　　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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+ s, q* G" {3 Y' O2 m3 X　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
* {  b1 e: ]; W- g) @9 d1 s" K    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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3 a. r& ?1 j9 o* z　　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

9 s" g$ \2 ^( v: w0 O3 }　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

% L1 ~4 [1 }; P" e# D　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　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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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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, H' e: r6 d+ ?& c　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

3 V) e# K# K5 F& d" a- c0 h　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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2 r8 |  ~$ s8 d! V3 K8 v' o7 v( b　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

& r# G+ c8 k0 Q7 F/ [9 Z% H4 `1 A　　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.

" |( K2 d+ Q+ y9 l/ O. S' v　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

0 J$ }0 V$ X) e5 X　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.