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

* d& S9 y$ u' a) a, _; I　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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# {+ C6 a8 z3 w" ]( [  A7 F　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

9 s4 e8 q: P4 a% w& G　　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.
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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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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3 m- m! p9 P2 Z# I　　这几年他一直很走运

) Z! z( z! {  C  _　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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$ j, ]- j# b) y, f6 R3 u. s3 h　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

  |- g- O4 P! s; d+ Z: t　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

1 F, z( K; O+ {  m( }8 l$ }　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

1 ?; _: U; H! M5 I　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

% A& h7 q; h. k4 X5 w5 a8 j 　　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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　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
: _0 Z/ {) c6 l$ X9 w+ w, g& Y    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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/ @# N8 C: j$ f0 _) b( {2 W$ T( m　　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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5 u6 J; C! ?0 L' R6 B) {　　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.
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9 T1 T+ {/ i3 n% X　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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* T" z3 p7 o) E  F: V　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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　　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

+ ]# g; H4 Y) A( R7 `+ S　　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# V2 U+ Z7 u5 n1 z; B% S　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

' @: A; ^$ c3 i6 W  u　　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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* m( N( _/ [' _; r5 |　　13.被开除 be sacked

3 b) N) p  i! i. e' E+ D8 Y1 q# a　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

5 q9 A; l( r. H) L+ e7 e　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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, o- p# g6 G; H1 t2 f; q$ a　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

( b  V' O% P/ B: O4 \2 p　　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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, s1 k3 l8 F, Z2 `2 I: A3 M　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
! F  b- O0 O: W5 \- _7 ^0 q/ c    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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3 _& t: B# N9 f　　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.

2 n) W! U  z& J* [4 |5 \　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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  Y1 p' y8 U6 S% c5 ^　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

8 p3 a9 Z& k+ y5 y8 S  n) L　　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

/ s  x* i3 G! Q8 q8 x　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

- s$ c& r- f. ^/ ?　　18.没门！No way!

! T% S2 X' z1 ~* u3 K* I: n　　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
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5 b$ ], I, F. H. H　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.