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 ]' u/ Q4 h2 c8 G+ h　　你们的前途都很远大，但仍需努力工作
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% Y% r  e+ D) w& v　　You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.

* V6 I1 ^0 G8 E1 @. X7 c( A" L　　2.好险 a narrow squeak

　　3.手气好 have the Midas touch

  c. R: L; a7 Q3 y5 ]& G* n　　王先生的手气特别好，干什么都挣钱。
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　　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)
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　　4.走运 be on the gravy train
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  t: _. A* x! A9 Q3 x3 S! ^　　这几年他一直很走运

　　He’s been on the gravy train these years.

　　5.让人给骗了 be ripped off

　　我又被那个家伙给骗了

　　I was ripped off again by that guy.

　　6.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.

4 T, ^* ?* \( m% l% |; _8 g( Y　　7.白费力气plough the air.

　　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.

　　8.命好 lead a charmed life

: }) D5 D; E( D2 ^& N; M7 r  S 　　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
4 W/ r/ D3 w: ?. o! C7 t    manager of a large company and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and
: G" ]6 `( ]* ~1 g( R    got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading
    a charmful life!

& L0 [, y5 X$ R　　9.倒霉 get in the neck
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* w" T- W" U1 T8 s　　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
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　　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

3 @7 ~7 T5 t  @  [" Q4 e$ r4 S" _　　Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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2 }) v; l* n* p% E* i0 V2 \0 N) w　　11. 有利可图的事 an angle

) \7 `" s8 W9 y, F! }8 H　　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.

. n5 x# t8 ?1 |$ b9 k3 x- F　　12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers

8 _( g# u, ?' k- A4 W0 m- g6 B　　以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
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( q  F" W( `6 m# ^　　I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
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　　13.被开除 be sacked
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　　他因为玩忽职守被开除了

　　He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
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　　14.因祸得福 a blessing in disguise
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: M8 k, z8 K2 l: m' S3 t5 `3 T( e　　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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1 S% n7 ^6 M" \" m! R( Z( f9 z　　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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$ R& i& N0 E4 j( p9 B7 ^; A) i　　15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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0 {! U# F( w2 S4 @; c4 T　　老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
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& y; k7 [4 |9 R6 U* l! l　　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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' }# q3 e0 \6 `& h* Y2 U3 k　　这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
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1 `- P* }. ?9 e) i) c$ B: ^　　This is a chance once in a blue moon.

( j* `  i* W+ ?9 W' p4 r) ]　　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.

9 C) j- O6 N7 [6 h　　18.没门！No way!

4 e+ c' ?# K6 S. ?! g; Y　　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。

% r5 x- y$ `! `5 \& \$ a+ X　　He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his
3 D2 j5 u* O' Y3 \. R4 d8 W    days were numbered.
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( p) p! S% r8 b# |. p0 _　　20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy

　　依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎

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