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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　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

- k/ I: Q% N5 t$ O. g& ?8 q　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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/ ?! l7 V& _0 C  Q+ i$ s  b& C& G# c* @4 R　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　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.

　　(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

0 l* \! R' W+ D9 H* L# V0 L5 G/ Y　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

0 W7 [5 e- m  Q1 [. z9 B- r　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

: U. @# o& \) T" O9 i　　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.

　　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
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8 @5 C, ?0 ]  A, O3 P8 F3 o 　　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。

  Q1 i/ i; U: S# Z, V. C4 k5 c) F　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
* K: l9 c! j7 `9 N; A% s    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
+ F( k; Y; j& g: S1 F: O    a charmful life!
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　　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。
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　　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
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9 F4 x5 I  }! c0 W8 ]2 X　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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) j3 M: _) ~3 X; N, S: P　　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

* o& J- d: V- t" |3 Y　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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9 D7 V9 H/ p, w2 F; x2 c4 Y　　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.

" e$ k+ ^& r, T+ f4 t　　13.被开除 be sacked

! x! M* e  {) Y+ q8 ~　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

" z. w2 X# p. {; p" R5 V　　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
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* c7 j) v* G4 a) q5 u　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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& E+ D8 E& o2 z+ v/ N( G　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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0 J( A4 i+ J& B* `1 s: ^　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

/ k4 E) a  V  z: @& {& s　　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

. o* j) C! \) z　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

; v4 M% q1 X1 b' }# P2 \　　18.没门！No way!

6 R  W* P2 A) ^* L　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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; q% A# M9 u- `5 d5 g: V) C8 t　　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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! N. z) k4 q( f3 U8 Q　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
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% r5 i9 b% L' E　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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) F8 F+ \) {3 [! b( w2 p　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.