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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6 W3 h) `2 Q- ?' s% R7 ~　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作

　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

4 L, r1 M. {  _% L4 y( o) i  q　　2.好险 a narrow squeak
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8 n5 s8 I6 i3 A2 `% n　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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5 Q2 L; G  [* B4 I+ h4 R; p  s5 E　　Mr. Wang has the Midas touch: everything he does turns to gold.
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; s. R$ w5 R) 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)

8 c: o5 n4 t7 x/ ^  L3 P1 c　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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6 X9 K2 \  \2 g# v3 Q9 e1 `% O+ M　　这几年他一直很走运

9 E( S5 a4 s: t6 @; N　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.
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　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off
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　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

- R7 |' J4 P' N' v  P: h　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

* F/ L# M2 i. l* R$ y0 H　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

3 R7 L& f5 A$ N: o; ]　　7.白费力气plough the air.
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9 ~0 p. Q0 [+ d0 V# S　　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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# l4 V8 I. l) Y; F! C. T　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

# V; y; U9 ]( i" ]- X. z% V 　　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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  f- {  l+ Z9 f9 C7 [% r0 H　　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
# z9 [' {& o. Y; I1 [8 v4 H    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
8 l- \: r" }' T. X    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。

) r# |. t+ p! Y, I; R2 l9 I3 c6 K% C　　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

& h3 t* S# n% j$ C# K2 H　　在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅

+ [7 M( n- {! M6 h, @5 a0 Q　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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% r% H5 I5 T. J- D　　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.

- i. e( ]/ Z5 L  b6 Z) k　　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
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' y$ k9 x8 O1 |! Q  V( H; A' e; A　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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2 i# N9 R' `, o* Z　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.

, W, V( i4 L) E8 v  @4 X5 I1 M0 P　　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

　　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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' F' e6 g  R& O7 ~0 T2 r: P3 a　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame

, m% B1 l3 b* Q* e　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证

0 n+ W. k$ c7 O! J　　Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
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- L6 Z5 L$ K* s1 r. W( Q" ~) f" M　　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
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　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

2 o7 Q. ~! C, x1 K8 s　　17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons

5 M2 c0 n7 @/ p* n! Q8 Z" l　　他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
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4 V. G4 g# \$ j' f! [1 `　　I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.

, @$ I/ v9 U, e7 g/ g  l6 d　　18.没门！No way!
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　　19.好日子不多了 one’s days are numbered
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: `. Y3 H( z, S. ^- a5 F　　他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。

& d" x; e( @  `' R　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
    days were numbered.
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6 f  t  V8 a, o& j  r3 j# N　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy
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　　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.