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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% K! ~6 Y4 V8 l: c4 m( T! f) n　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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+ [* E, W* i( Z　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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　　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。

　　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
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3 x& b. C( ~: g2 g' x& n7 i, ?　　这几年他一直很走运

6 r, ?9 X' l0 D4 ~  E　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

# h, c. \$ `: I& ?* w　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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6 U# R. o( U& E1 \2 f; G$ o/ I　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

! m+ I$ g% m  w0 a% C　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　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

+ L: S" P) ?. m; A$ s/ ^　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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5 g0 M1 m3 j1 i3 x6 L7 i( g　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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　　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。

/ q4 `$ d4 {8 j6 [　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
$ o$ ^# [- k+ l; n9 m! W    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!

) }- W0 W) e% m4 l# n' o　　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。
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# B1 r: `8 _# m+ V7 y! 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.
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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4 Q# N' c# N$ |; a/ g- X　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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! K+ O" \0 \3 c' ]; u( `　　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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* N/ N8 e  n( Z/ Y　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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% e- o+ ]+ @9 [1 M. s6 X+ V* ^/ M　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

$ K) l1 r4 I+ t2 |. J　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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4 G; f$ k7 R  b　　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
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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- R! j. l3 a# G( i0 c4 k* w　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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/ Y6 [, C! G( N/ u$ i" s　　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

6 n9 T, S* G; _　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
- i, d, e9 l/ b: {    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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% P1 h* d$ O% B- l, K% L8 Z3 j　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

4 {2 {  c  B! p$ }　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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5 c( z5 ]7 ~$ M# w' ]8 x! M6 [3 W* G　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

5 Z1 [' a4 P3 c; o　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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( n: l% p; g7 E5 ?　　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

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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- D: B  Y  E( n# F　　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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' n9 E8 f* ^2 ~8 k* E) K　　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

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

7 S: x( f+ K. B4 t" u7 K　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.