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

/ B% Q2 `7 B+ i1 }1 i% C　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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- O1 m5 J7 z2 ~: q+ D- ^　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

/ h& \! D6 t* B$ x: @- T1 v2 C2 C　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　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.
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+ m1 I$ H4 J  O2 p" W5 i　　(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

! T- m$ N5 X' y( H' v　　这几年他一直很走运

" B( {0 G7 M4 I# }0 w, x# g　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

; M0 F7 A) a' ?' g9 O$ F* H　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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' k# M* x' E$ A  E( y　　7.白费力气plough the air.

' O- h3 w2 H: c9 V1 m　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

& ^% _: \- P& X# Y4 d' W/ J$ h& H　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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8 b8 P0 ^# m2 v5 \　　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。

　　His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general
4 z- }* ^8 ?! K: t3 v    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
* Q& X5 ?. e/ E0 I! R    a charmful life!

　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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' b" Q; Q- f; R8 [2 t# ]- B3 o　　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.
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　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

! U0 M; ?$ V" _+ I2 G1 l' {　　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

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

  f. g% _' N; m$ j$ j　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

1 E4 l' X# k, w& @5 U( A　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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. U# s- C( z) o. U7 M　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

6 @$ w# t1 T/ P3 H& }　　13.被开除 be sacked

9 a( A# G2 u; f: H" }& A3 {4 q# C　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

; {' @0 O  A0 s/ C/ d" T) O　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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+ Y/ y  b& A* B　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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. ]- B5 D/ E: y" z7 N　　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

! o6 h$ }& o5 K　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
8 }( B8 B4 p7 l7 }! T    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

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

9 J, d+ _5 C' k$ |+ D% F　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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. H8 D2 G& w2 c: i2 G% ]/ p. p　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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　　18.没门！No way!
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1 L0 _# k; O2 L5 ]1 Q　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

& |. P/ `* E( ^- [" d% g# |  q1 h) ?　　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.
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　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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, W( }. K. ~5 Y& f( j　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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7 K' e3 b; N& e( O　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.