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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2 h, Q, n/ P4 Z& Q  k9 @　　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.

8 h8 @. z7 e# j: c0 x) T" W1 J% j　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

+ {4 L: D6 B9 X3 ~- h1 Y4 M* q　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

( k0 R" f) z3 n  q" K& k　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

# ^& r, c/ N8 t4 r5 C3 O/ ]　　(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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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运
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" F+ d/ c2 F* {$ f　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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3 v- n0 d& N1 \8 I　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

2 d% ]. D) D; p) u　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　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.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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- k/ h$ \! D$ r" W! ]8 s 　　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。

' O" M3 r' H; @8 \# j　　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
  m( W5 J! w6 f9 ?0 v3 ^    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
3 f9 j. V" U% b' k/ m    a charmful life!
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　　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。

$ X2 @4 k  b, r2 z) R8 u　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
" U/ c0 p. b0 _# _    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

7 \/ u% y# r7 R- K+ y6 D　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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8 s/ A0 ^) H6 ]' y　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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8 {7 H8 W: P8 Y% L5 V　　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

- E9 |- e, |9 x* E3 O  `. _. `　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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# j0 {2 V3 c& |( g+ k' x# Z　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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# ~1 \7 R* _( I- G8 A　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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4 p+ {' a! J, u4 P+ H( k+ a　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

( v1 c7 W, G( K8 V/ `; i: k% \5 y　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

" C, h! q+ K, J8 x$ O　　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

8 @! O+ [. t4 d# u, w( A　　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.

: x& B) w; z* Q% K　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

8 k: L% t3 O8 m: ?* T　　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
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2 X' L" k/ `- b　　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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  n2 \- X$ i. ^: 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.
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( R1 M$ F8 V- v5 f0 C* f% A　　18.没门！No way!

: i% F! u" F. Y1 g) D# B9 q　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

! @; T7 @5 x2 R( L- m　　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
    days were numbered.

8 ~4 g% ~# C9 [) S9 L0 _6 @　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

+ E- r+ {4 [: p& E: o　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

0 _3 @& ?# A+ n3 T& y3 Y　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.