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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　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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　　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
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, N0 {& A' H" O' C2 ?4 [　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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　　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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　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

% j3 c4 y- k' X0 i5 [( n　　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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" N% j+ O! N- k9 f　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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0 c5 ?* x2 S- A　　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.

( f4 S8 d  m# _: f5 n　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

, d& W8 `; Q+ }, {- e; B+ w2 U  F9 k 　　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, q* ^0 t  a　　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
: s; J3 O- [( W. [9 Z9 S    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

1 q/ Z1 [; b" h. {　　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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　　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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( s) T8 Y" M( u　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

) i  ?5 Z5 S! C& w/ s5 ~* C7 W　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　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
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
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! Y' Z$ F; |# k' e  ~7 H1 t$ h　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

( m: l! L1 B4 K/ F8 z4 f8 `　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

* {! \+ L$ ?9 Z　　13.被开除 be sacked

　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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$ z( t8 \# X  P" i　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

8 e, q- P. S, f5 P　　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
4 u5 w( Q( d( ?8 N    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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$ o* ^, H1 \+ @　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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' V6 _' g' X8 [　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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! I) N: \1 |$ w5 Q  ]　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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) N1 a& [# j. a7 j  E2 C% ^　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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& p4 v$ B8 c" v6 s8 B: i9 r. [　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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6 M  W6 h  Z, E) A. x3 T7 R　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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7 l$ z* h9 |; A9 f& E% 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。
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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

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

4 x% d, w! h8 s* [6 P　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.