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

7 V3 w1 }: r, W/ T3 ]. ^　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
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( H$ I9 I9 G5 Y, E2 }　　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。

8 c% u- Q( V$ c3 l( a" y& g6 a　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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: d1 T0 k2 Y. H　　(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
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　　这几年他一直很走运
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; Q: }3 B0 O/ w　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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) V: a$ P8 M2 p" f6 ?  A7 `) g2 n　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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1 q( o) @7 V$ ?　　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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　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

6 U. ~5 a8 K% ~# l- H　　7.白费力气plough the air.

" T6 n: y' ?& l! ~  F" y　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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. F- N- O0 F5 y$ L' ^( O) h 　　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
5 h8 k) E- u; e) }! p# r    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
0 A3 O  t6 P& n" `. W    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。
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1 m! f5 z" r( u& @4 s5 ?6 B　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
6 D5 M* c- D5 }3 U# u8 u5 x    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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$ @# j) M( m, \　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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/ z/ z9 q% J; r3 a3 g　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.

5 @( h) I) ?& C3 B, p6 k6 a7 w! U　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

* i  }1 O% q' S& f9 W  p　　无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
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9 T* R+ S5 x1 l6 E　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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: |& q6 u9 L% s( @- k9 x( X* D　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

' ~  H' d# ]9 q5 i. |　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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3 f( P, @' V, H6 X　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

# H" t- L, e# o8 b. F( M　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

$ E- d7 y- `+ Z　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise

1 F& k5 s% _4 ]* b0 B: 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

) P5 }/ h" C; p　　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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; @  a- K: p4 v# R1 I$ l　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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4 P) P3 `# L# r( @$ `) ^　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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. X. Q" m% s0 k2 u9 U1 ~0 k# A　　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

' g- V$ V. ^; B( Q8 P+ j　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

; {5 M% ^2 O. K6 m" ]　　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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! e  u9 t7 c- E7 w$ v/ z6 m* G　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

　　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
9 `- `# l2 ^( h3 q8 y3 F9 ^+ F    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

: c* C/ Y2 {4 n+ i0 I  ?　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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) y7 w3 O' q* J, O; s　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.