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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　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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　　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

　　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。

1 ^9 L; v/ _7 Q1 _6 m) O! V　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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+ A0 d" T% d& B3 g& r" b　　(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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. v0 s8 }' l- q! F& \　　这几年他一直很走运
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+ f1 D' j- q, u; I- T　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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; R) `; D$ M$ w! O* j　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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+ n0 R, \0 \4 R) z3 _* }4 b+ T　　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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; a5 n$ F3 S( @" b% g　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

' n7 K1 w+ t! L7 N. q$ y6 a5 g　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

: f+ {. g( ?- j, I 　　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。

0 E& b8 b2 f7 s! P　　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
* ^' b* v! J. ^& V    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
$ X% d# j4 u5 W/ [3 Y; o$ P8 H    a charmful life!
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, ]  J, T5 W1 |' P　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

( |) \! u3 {' F# Z" o　　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。

& x4 M7 w& ^/ J+ z1 W* z　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
1 {6 B$ W1 _7 T4 s! ~    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

1 a% r$ y2 J  i$ r' G% c- z　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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7 z  A. ]! ~# R5 V" y# {　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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. z3 n7 i# [  X0 H5 L　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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8 R* |3 u/ ~6 v" Z; ^) v　　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

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

$ {" p. _+ o7 T- E: [; w1 N　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

1 o5 b# N, x" U3 C4 i- m　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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- x% L7 H8 S1 t6 B* R. x( o! V　　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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7 z& N9 q2 ?8 v/ b+ J- v　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　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

1 r$ z) O8 E9 V* \# n) w& L, h　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
8 m: Z* [/ F' N& m    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

$ j  F% o8 s5 L5 @9 _& }; L　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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1 D8 C( I; `' r$ h5 w9 z# U　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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( Q5 ?  G3 D* v$ y6 J& J% Z　　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

$ \% p0 n; U( R9 z　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

) z# X# U3 S* P* i　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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0 H: v) p# P4 O4 K, h& o　　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.
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5 D3 C8 [9 a* \2 h, E, F8 `$ q1 s　　18.没门！No way!

: q* t" C9 J  e+ W5 \　　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。

　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
5 r7 r$ M# Q, w0 m, Z2 x* z    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

( P; o, S3 G* g( P4 S* |% U　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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" V1 h) m7 A: F7 x6 M7 ^& G% j　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.