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

1 Q2 s- g8 A! ?9 k  l! Z2 H　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

4 u; K* \. k# {' {  L2 Z　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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7 E: Q6 Y- ]1 V/ a) ~9 @& n　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。

　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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　　(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)

% J$ H+ {4 C+ b　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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　　这几年他一直很走运

4 D; F8 b" l, i* b6 V  [　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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2 t( e/ Z8 F; O　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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* g4 c/ E7 r' r  ^4 W/ H7 x　　我又被那个家伙给骗了
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; S, G5 C" }! L# i" a　　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.

　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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　　你再劝他也只是白费力气
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' e- f" c# v4 S2 K1 G　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
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1 j' z: H7 D$ t( n0 Z. m! s; z5 q　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

! Z7 @# i, s; f6 _7 Z7 |/ K 　　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。

0 v1 P2 ^4 M! E! l, q% m　　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
% s" c: O: J- r  Q3 n* j    a charmful life!
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　　9.倒霉 get in the neck

# o& @: u) E# R# e　　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
5 R7 U0 E3 l) h    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.

0 J2 k2 y% J& R& T  T6 Z　　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

　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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6 e+ M% P7 F& a& t' M  m! _  I6 t6 l5 o　　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

　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

) v3 K5 h# s* z1 U& O! u　　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

- L7 r: v3 T1 f" A, i9 I　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

8 J/ s2 z2 H, h　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

  x, v& i* N6 }8 \　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

　　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
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　　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.

1 h2 q1 v; v) \　　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

　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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+ Y8 F- m$ I# W$ ]　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
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# {  u# [3 i# c- K! q2 a& o　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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9 v; T- E# e- W: x　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.
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　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

" U8 \  i0 h2 g# w* s　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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  o0 m  d/ \) B1 f: ]" K　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

　　18.没门！No way!

　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered

0 X8 F! r0 N$ i: L　　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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! g0 |4 B+ m5 m' o9 O0 k# O9 X　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
4 |4 m$ p/ r# b6 M5 m# E/ J! b    days were numbered.
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" ~; h$ L2 n- m* Q$ {; f9 m: P　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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