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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) x# I. O, c& k/ M: T+ X& N　　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

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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- k$ Y7 [2 ]' L! K0 g9 v　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.

　　(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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* D  Y' ]" q2 k, ?+ T. E8 N　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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7 S, X# X4 G) Z* K8 L, v1 x3 Q1 e　　这几年他一直很走运
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# l% d# _8 Q# a8 o2 d$ k/ O* K　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

) j  W4 @7 D) [' K1 O　　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.

2 F$ [! W3 Y* F5 R+ h2 V　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　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.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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. {' I/ d- t+ s( }+ ^! a( 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。

3 b0 G  b+ f+ t　　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
    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。

& K4 Q: Y5 f0 I$ I, j　　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.

　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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' ~' [7 Z: {& P, j) g　　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.

" p4 u4 A+ P& S: R; [　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

5 n2 n+ n2 h% E8 w; L8 d1 P. H% |/ m　　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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  Q. z6 \- T! A1 S* \　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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: G' p, @6 s, D0 Z　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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4 k) U; z$ @  z　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.

! A6 T0 V3 F" m- k　　13.被开除 be sacked

2 [; w5 q, X2 ~& c2 B  E% g  |　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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% M5 @0 F6 ]" g6 {$ H　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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! v# e( o: V1 a, H, q6 @8 v4 G) N7 D　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

# f/ B  \, C# L　　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

7 C# w% f' g1 A% M" i% G4 B　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
+ h  {, \1 u+ Q5 ~    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

3 l6 H$ k) @, V4 L* Q9 a# m　　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.

$ @8 X4 z, S# f( `2 O, n( z　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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, h, ~/ \9 |7 t, Q* l　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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　　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
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　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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! d+ C: u9 ]5 l! I) j6 n0 j　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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, j- j' @& m* ^# M$ X2 m5 t* _　　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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: l7 h! a+ Z" g' s, j　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

3 h8 {9 l8 \/ W+ J& G　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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; d7 F- a" W" k4 Z4 H% [　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

2 U& }1 S" s1 Q: Q3 p　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.