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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* h& q2 H# O( Y! O: l$ m6 a3 L. ?　　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
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* Y6 G4 }( C2 S( }　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

6 s& H% c8 Q% F4 U3 |　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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4 U8 G* W- C1 r2 Y& `  u$ k% @　　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)
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# g" y( h& x; j" O( o* U　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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/ l) ?4 z( j) m* H　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

9 Z! ]/ j( ~) d6 G4 T　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

; d+ U- ?6 a1 W/ \) A/ g　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

. i& r4 p+ N, F4 x, O　　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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0 r; [2 n$ w) b7 Z! f& f 　　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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/ [. Y9 V0 b- O/ y) q　　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
    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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8 Y- E( m( ^- Y) X& f9 Y　　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。

* h2 J( a. E7 a# L4 A( c3 |. u　　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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- K) v! K/ W( r5 @, O, r1 |8 f　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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" f; t5 i( k& h# Y　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

! c3 a/ n, G$ J% _0 }　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

, X* t  `5 l* G5 ^  }　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

/ Y: F8 m. K) B3 e- @6 G　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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. F  M) g% O2 E  K  a　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

1 R6 P! \. J# i. p& I: {: z5 T　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

# m- D7 n# s$ b" B! q6 C　　13.被开除 be sacked

! |3 ?1 h! T3 n/ }　　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

　　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

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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6 L; X: t; |# ?　　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

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　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
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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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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

+ [5 o; w& R  |) B3 ]8 G　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.