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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/ d5 }7 C3 i) @- z　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

/ y2 A& J8 J/ y8 L$ N+ u" Q( ?　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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) Q# d0 j3 H/ Q- ]* O: j1 a　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

+ _+ N4 f: @: H4 ?- F* f　　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)

　　4.走运 be on the gravy train

　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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# t. e' o& b9 V　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

8 [5 H. {. n7 Q0 S& ~( l5 U2 f　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

: C  M$ E/ W; U0 k　　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.
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  V, B' e2 ?7 l5 p9 g　　7.白费力气plough the air.

6 }4 |- {+ X( o" a4 h# O　　你再劝他也只是白费力气

  n; l8 m' E0 {　　Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.

  T( x6 Q) Q9 r1 v' U/ A. i　　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。
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( J0 a  ^$ B+ O; _　　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
: _- ^. H0 U3 r; K. k- c+ S8 C    a charmful life!
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　　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。

　　In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always
: g" A8 L0 Q+ P    the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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0 Z( t7 b5 d+ O- g　　10.背黑锅 hold the bag

　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
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) C+ c7 K- S/ q2 H" |9 |9 [　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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　　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

  ?7 j. W4 ]: r5 `3 Q　　That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.

) n1 e3 k/ J0 X* T5 b2 Y5 o" ]7 t% B　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

, [6 n. w. P. d" `　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头

　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked

4 R- z* `! \  S- o! z' B　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

  r5 f: X: c& a! O! b" N　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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: _* h+ ^: x* h3 B9 i$ Z　　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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, z+ }/ U8 _' m. e4 Q' J% J　　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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　　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.
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  d$ R9 @! Y$ d. q& t' R- A1 r3 G　　16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon

) s- C8 K' _+ N- c! _　　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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　　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

　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
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, A& k9 r/ a4 p; C　　18.没门！No way!

# \& j' c" ?2 s  [4 \) V; o* D　　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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5 q3 Z" y! d* \) \' z3 n　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.

　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

, T) s7 r7 S( t) Q) F4 b- B; J! W( Q# h　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

- w+ r7 E# \6 E　　As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.