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

4 c0 l3 u; V) q" ^1 M　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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) q* W) U" Z- p# R# U' R* R8 A- a　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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1 Q6 ?/ S4 g4 C9 Y　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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2 q: u' v" G) h　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

& G; R7 l# E8 r　　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.

6 u5 R, O) u- |6 o# U3 n　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

, F$ ]. j) `" m( q8 j. W- r　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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) a* P7 c. J; t7 c2 R7 Q5 k4 a$ G7 C  ~! N　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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/ b4 Y1 Y, M5 [6 y- S( X　　7.白费力气plough the air.

5 V. m0 ^1 _* k4 k) y* [　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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0 [) O# o7 r! J1 R% n　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

　　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
    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
* a. {; s) |8 P6 q1 _    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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% S" H# x5 N8 k6 |) e　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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9 U& H7 ?) V2 G3 O1 `　　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。

　　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.

& a' o+ Y: {- W) {9 W1 R　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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- n1 Q' E, y2 u2 |$ o% b" N. 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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" K3 L5 ^+ d6 c: s6 |　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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  L& J! W- ]3 w+ j/ p0 z0 ~　　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
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　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

" y; ~6 b( e7 y1 c　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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- T/ K3 o6 }" W　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

6 X) s* Y3 X, Q. {1 Y) \　　13.被开除 be sacked
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$ f) D. p5 u* f" @. ?3 x: h3 T　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

8 w- B9 |+ s+ o( W+ j　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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5 x& K7 h- i8 K　　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

& L% X0 K7 ^0 M/ ^; d6 N　　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.

　　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
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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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　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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' H+ K, N! l% z1 }& q1 G, X( N　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　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

! C4 W8 w$ p' X+ S# [9 @% c# \) L　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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. g- s# p4 L; M, Z: z3 u) C9 e+ c- z　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

  p; H# F- s# S3 U$ W' s　　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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2 o* L% b! F# _. ^' x% H. X　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.