如何地道表达工作机会和运气
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
You all have the world before you .But you’ll still need to work hard.
2.好险 a narrow squeak
3.手气好 have the Midas touch
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.
(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.
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.
7.白费力气plough the air.
你再劝他也只是白费力气
Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air.
8.命好 lead a charmed life
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。
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
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 the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
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
Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
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.
12.吃苦头 burn one’s fingers
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.
13.被开除 be sacked
他因为玩忽职守被开除了
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
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.
15.一举成名 be vaulted to fame
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.
16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon
这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿
This is a chance once in a blue moon.
17.十拿九稳 it’s dollar to buttons
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.
18.没门！No way!
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。
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
依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎
As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
