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

5 E/ N: d( D, v- t( d: P" Z　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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, g4 K4 l1 c; V( C- H" y) w　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

, K% A& e$ L" B' O8 O; v2 Z: g+ m　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

" b! s5 @8 J8 ]' C$ W　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

3 g0 I0 _! d4 b4 Z3 _　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

; i/ v+ G% {% D. x2 P" F6 p　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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: Y) M% a% {. M　　(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

' C$ M. w$ U0 u9 U- s6 q　　这几年他一直很走运
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! V+ o* H1 f  s. z$ {　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

, k+ I$ ^& a4 r7 E; H* w　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

1 l$ B! S- q2 y　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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- @, |. A: K6 ?9 ?; o9 X# J4 \: Y　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
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) B  m  l: R: u* e　　7.白费力气plough the air.

! N+ ^  q& K8 w0 ^2 A　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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7 k6 q6 t& L, `) b　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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: E' G) R4 n1 p' M0 m　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

0 N$ S3 @6 k2 y4 B# y 　　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。

% D# V$ C" {- R& b　　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
) m; k$ T1 |3 ]; B    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!
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5 q" ]- M2 x7 A! |% f0 t# a　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

　　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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; v  }3 p3 [& V% j% M4 X　　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.

5 _2 }) b3 F3 [/ Z; o" t+ `' G$ X: p+ A　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag
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+ l4 h7 {" C) U　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

; c# p. R" }4 a4 f- B　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

) J0 ~7 |  |* c3 d$ v5 x) b& O　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

# Q: y* d" Q( s! |2 s- ~7 y　　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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. j: l2 J' B, Z　　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
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5 }5 @; J: @/ P　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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4 O0 p/ x! U. q9 e2 n! u　　13.被开除 be sacked

1 j  h3 @' [8 Y: B& R, w1 M2 q# V+ \2 T: G　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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3 X* }/ e1 G$ l　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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. z: s0 E% {+ P: q0 ]　　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

　　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.
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1 `4 S7 ]) @9 ?　　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

/ T2 j' k* Q2 o2 [4 k* m% g　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

6 M" v* A" K/ p4 l　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿

　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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! L" P5 n0 i. ~8 q" P8 T  {5 S　　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.

5 y" G$ h, L4 G! M: J　　18.没门！No way!
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5 o$ L0 Y+ `# ~' t　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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4 v2 D% f1 {# `8 G8 {) R/ B+ ]. e　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

3 }, s- {- X; F0 s" g* D6 h4 W3 W　　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
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0 |% `) `. ?+ J5 _0 ]# w2 ^　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.