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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" x' y7 W  a4 L: j# x+ {　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

5 V0 Z" [) v, ]$ B8 ?3 r7 o- N. W/ T　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

3 t3 j6 T& ?& [+ u6 t　　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。
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4 k& n2 e5 ]$ \0 E% d+ s　　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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! g, V7 Q. Z" D' y. w　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　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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$ k' N. d! S! i$ y7 a. z　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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: w* c& K  K* ^1 x　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　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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6 D, T; h3 |8 e　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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3 x$ t; J  Y" w$ D! h( s/ w- d 　　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。
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3 l$ P4 H, p' `# }; a　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
/ N3 V" P% O& w& k7 J, m    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
    a charmful life!

　　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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, x' T/ P- g( S% Y1 y　　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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+ C' V! `% E. N7 u) O1 y& H* k　　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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1 w* }9 {- D- ]1 T" }' G1 ^　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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4 Q* g" S% P0 p& h9 c8 H: t　　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.
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" J' {& j% k: }) b　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

- M. D. ~0 q" @! b　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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8 G3 _6 J# E+ `1 U# F( l- s　　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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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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+ z7 y! X9 B7 }6 ^# E1 w0 p: f　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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9 K% V2 Z1 v; [! U4 }　　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.

) s. Q6 X, L; V1 O6 [; o+ \$ q　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

3 O) q0 S# u# T( q; K+ c0 ^　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

+ j* e. I( t2 k6 ~* R　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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' }6 a+ ~1 D% P7 U! k& _& K　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

0 Q& C" Z: w4 M+ n: A# \　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

　　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.

, ^- J5 R  @% l7 d  [　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

  z6 o' q2 a7 v: _4 l* d) C0 y　　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
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' J7 v! x% l- O5 k. o7 \$ g　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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" U, m3 X; S, _& V　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.