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

+ c9 y* D* j! f. V$ ~7 h　　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。

% A1 m3 i: p6 i: n7 g6 S　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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3 c; G/ @, V# x, D0 a/ m/ l　　(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)

; V. T. x% ?: U　　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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3 y; g$ h. u! D　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

' H1 H$ W4 B  q5 e( t' e* [) A) n　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

" O3 D+ W6 S9 z* e　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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　　I was ripped off again by that guy.
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4 z/ ~3 g% w/ J; \; A8 s/ x$ D　　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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. |2 r" K0 I- X& i0 X　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

' J3 u- o1 w( Q4 ^6 j$ i) f　　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
% _' S3 ?' g+ _% A1 z6 ~3 T    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
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

3 W6 ]4 R  y6 i& O2 e2 `　　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
    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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　　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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* y/ x0 {, a, a- F2 a4 x　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

　　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.

& v, i  e( K& ~  F　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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. J- c6 ~8 X# b. C7 D  r　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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4 x# H  W5 n. S0 M( ?1 ]: {% O　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　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

8 U3 }' v8 i/ e. T" i0 j　　He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a
& c4 D" N, h4 @6 x+ |    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
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2 `& Y# W5 t7 L3 j　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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　　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.

& H3 y  d( r( e/ [7 k7 \9 q　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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7 z3 k, B; x% L# _% m6 b  v0 ?　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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1 D  c" e0 y) d( n, n　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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3 ~; H& Z- }" e. w& L　　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

$ x# Z3 i& S' G/ R& _　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

8 z# {2 m; I$ B: x  `. \　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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4 n& Y( }3 }% i, X　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

( o. I4 d' c3 Z& O8 A$ B　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
2 X+ B" m/ G5 U' H    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.