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

　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

7 N+ s1 _+ F' [' c! ^+ C% g　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

9 O3 k' X9 M: h! c& m  H3 ^　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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! h' `  r5 k  {* s$ _　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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/ n' x6 K; I) P　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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5 q5 m: B$ V& H0 C' E( a　　(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

　　这几年他一直很走运
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1 r8 h/ H! I" X: a4 P, T8 M　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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+ B6 O% k  c; u4 y" ]7 Z5 T( a　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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; K" Y7 g- [5 R　　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.

; c- `$ S# S$ q6 b7 \) l/ b+ b/ N- _　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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1 Z( m' d2 k/ F( P$ [$ G- `5 |9 g　　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.
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# `0 s" \* }7 S+ h- s2 J) a　　8.命好 lead a charmed life
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* i4 l; c0 u+ S5 f; D' n 　　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。

( ]8 T( S% K9 m, ]* V: M7 n　　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!

　　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。

3 W- d3 M- ]( z# j0 ^　　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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5 P, H' N  o" K　　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.
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7 F) ^* w$ [: V9 D7 ^8 K! @  I- y　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle
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　　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.
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1 `) E6 q4 j* e0 w9 X' x2 A　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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' o5 }3 L9 f: i" x; D, U　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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3 n# r8 M$ T( {4 Y$ L1 y. E　　13.被开除 be sacked

, ~3 B$ V( [( o9 N: j　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

/ K1 S; a& j. e' Q1 q　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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  y2 ^" l; K7 q% I2 r* _4 \　　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
0 w8 y& K0 w# P' j6 K2 t    pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.

9 V8 v7 X& D3 M+ b6 t　　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

. X( N' K. X# D. H　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.

! v: E/ q& {0 O" V! K4 d　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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  z, r0 N/ X4 \　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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9 K- j$ B- ^; c  U9 q　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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5 Y* P2 m7 f* x5 y6 A　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了

% [9 ?/ S4 z4 G　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

5 e0 x5 }: q5 @4 m, [　　18.没门！No way!

  G, P$ J' K8 T9 ~* F: r2 B　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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3 [5 q) q7 [% `9 g2 B) b) u　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

9 A" Q3 G( k' _* ~  u* i. K. m　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
$ }1 i* @$ d6 f    days were numbered.
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& f) {5 U3 P- S　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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2 W8 d  d4 g& `+ e" }9 {　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
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　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.