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
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' o$ Z# A% x+ i' q# G　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

7 m+ n( i, ?% e% H' \　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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$ y! Q1 b  J. O. y- {　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

1 f1 I/ |+ \1 W3 b0 I　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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2 G1 J$ I3 ^  w8 n( O3 S9 J& c6 B　　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)
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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

8 ~5 p# G. D5 u) H# I  H. [　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　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

0 Y( |& j0 N) m; w　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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+ a: e0 ^! j) M　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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% B( @2 t. i/ Q/ S: b$ Y　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　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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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

0 H! n1 B: V2 p; g& [- S 　　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。

% j7 F. y' @7 h5 R6 l　　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
1 ~% a% E! n% {( [5 E# W    a charmful life!
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3 A# e4 P& e" {$ N* @  {　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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( N0 t' l+ {: ^  k　　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。

　　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

　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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! V/ W0 A) u1 ~9 K　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

) Y% F- H5 T4 f　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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# r! r- \# Q8 D: C1 v4 R　　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.

) x1 u+ `! z5 S! L7 e　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

& O) t/ v% P6 `' R& \　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

  ?: g- N$ R, z4 _; K　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

+ S  `( d& ~9 ~8 u　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

8 ~3 e  a2 Y4 w* L0 }+ N5 `　　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

1 N% Y; z0 a" T: I# {　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
/ }& I1 [4 w0 y    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

4 b& W' ]. e/ Y. ~; `: `+ V　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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/ ]" Z2 K/ h& _) N1 \/ A　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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% |# Y7 |) {& _6 a( K　　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

" Y; d5 s+ @. W/ X4 t1 M1 d　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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: r" \6 ~1 Q  v/ M: `( z　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

& [" |' d7 s% A$ E( c  H　　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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* v  P% i2 X* U$ _! 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。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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% B4 x  _4 I" u( D. N* O7 o　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.