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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　　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

/ f1 R. ~$ _; v1 M　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

) a  S* o$ k: L4 f+ ^, e" ]- T: z　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

1 Z7 q. p% Y. A3 B! Q. K　　(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)

: ~: E( l: f2 X! z& v6 d　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运
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　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

" q% j: _) |4 d' \" t& q: ^2 \　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　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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　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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, `$ s" I2 t" J2 i% E1 p) t& J! c/ u　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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& X: G3 U6 E0 C, D) s　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

7 e; c; F2 |- n/ p( g4 S4 n4 p 　　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。

; b6 p* C; y3 N% I! d0 H/ Q. m" E, Y　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
/ }1 P+ r$ Z4 W/ 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
& z( k9 G7 W2 c: o( R& k, V! K' E    a charmful life!

2 z9 c2 l! W6 m1 I5 P, P0 \9 P4 m+ j8 w. ^　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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& U7 C, X+ f2 g- k5 ~5 E　　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
( j0 _' a9 C+ g1 y    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

　　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
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9 W! `! t% e2 w" N+ |' I3 b8 y　　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

　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的

, U  }& P2 L% a. @. i4 G, d& g$ i　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

: U9 I2 A8 V4 `. H- ~& x: }+ J　　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

' X, P1 Y: u3 @+ @　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

. l0 w+ G! v# Y; n　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

8 ~$ s7 F" j' o6 u5 ?5 c; k　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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　　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
( I2 i: H! e$ P" k: K$ Y% Q    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

　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

0 m1 G7 @+ [* [8 {# I5 f: @! g+ D　　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
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* h  Y: J" p: a2 v5 J: n　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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& `  g8 T, R3 q　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

6 n, x: n% `: y4 ]: x　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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　　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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' Z1 s" ~# w: I' U　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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. M1 {$ G  B7 l  R! \　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

: L7 }4 {. V) n　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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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

, x3 F# H" w: A6 m4 {; W' V+ d　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.