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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  N2 `" W4 j# v4 F( d, u　　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$ G3 G' V1 N　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

) W3 ~" ~( U4 s- U; i' e　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

% Y0 _+ ]6 x  v* h　　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)

( g/ O/ M$ Z/ |! I　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　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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/ M# @+ P7 j; O  b　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

! l" p$ i1 C8 Z! H. A" r5 A　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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8 X% Z. [9 L( I　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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0 }" j. [9 s$ `' m1 U' g% Y! s/ F　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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( N0 l* h0 p" f5 t　　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.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

3 B. b$ w7 `+ K5 H6 L$ H  P4 E 　　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
    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
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8 V: V9 x- \5 o% j3 F, y　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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! y; c6 m2 J/ V2 z" O: w/ s1 k0 F　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

$ K$ i: X$ O9 l9 g6 i　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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　　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

  F% R1 \5 ^+ }7 o) J) ~( z' ~　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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- v1 o$ g( [  b/ {　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

　　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.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

3 k7 n  T6 f6 ?: i) n' J　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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3 x) U: f( ~2 D8 p+ D( c1 o　　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

/ n# d) d5 s6 @4 U) V　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
5 w8 m0 k/ J- p. e" P* K    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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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

# K; I& w5 l9 }+ @5 i0 `　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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4 o. n, ~8 Q8 d% n　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　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
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5 t- X: K: B1 B+ h  C3 M　　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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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.