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a pack of cards is the devil's prayer book

/ə pæk ʌv kɑːrdz ɪz ðə ˈdɛvəlz prɛr bʊk/

(idiom) 一副紙牌是魔鬼的祈禱書

範例:

My grandmother never allowed gambling in her house, always saying that a pack of cards is the devil's prayer book.
我祖母從不允許在家裡賭博,總是說一副紙牌就是魔鬼的祈禱書

it is ill jesting with edged tools

/ɪt ɪz ɪl ˈdʒɛstɪŋ wɪð ɛdʒd tuːlz/

(idiom) 不可拿危險的事開玩笑, 莫玩火

範例:

You shouldn't make light of their legal troubles; it is ill jesting with edged tools.
你不該輕視他們的法律麻煩;不可拿危險的事開玩笑

a ship in a harbor is safe but that is not what ships are built for

/ə ʃɪp ɪn ə ˈhɑːrbər ɪz seɪf bʌt ðæt ɪz nɑːt wʌt ʃɪps ɑːr bɪlt fɔːr/

(idiom) 船停在港口裡是安全的,但那不是造船的目的

範例:

I was afraid to start my own business, but then I remembered that a ship in a harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
我以前不敢自己創業,但後來我想到船停在港口裡是安全的,但那不是造船的目的

a wager is a fool's argument

/ə ˈweɪ.dʒər ɪz ə fuːlz ˈɑːr.ɡjə.mənt/

(idiom) 打賭是愚蠢者的辯論方式

範例:

He tried to bet me fifty dollars that he was right, but I just told him that a wager is a fool's argument.
他想跟我賭五十美元證明他是對的,但我只是告訴他打賭是愚蠢者的辯論方式

he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount

/hiː huː raɪdz ə ˈtaɪɡər ɪz əˈfreɪd tuː dɪsˈmaʊnt/

(idiom) 騎虎難下

範例:

The CEO realized that he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount; stopping the project now would cause a total market collapse.
執行長意識到騎虎難下;現在停止該項目將導致市場全面崩潰。

lose the horse or win the saddle

/luːz ðə hɔːrs ɔːr wɪn ðə ˈsæd.əl/

(idiom) 孤注一擲, 成敗在此一舉

範例:

He decided to invest his entire savings into the startup; it was a case of lose the horse or win the saddle.
他決定把全部積蓄投入到這家創業公司;這真是孤注一擲

nothing ventured, nothing gained

/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ ˈven.tʃɚd ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ ɡeɪnd/

(idiom) 不入虎穴,焉得虎子, 不試不中

範例:

I know the investment is risky, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
我知道這項投資有風險,但不入虎穴,焉得虎子

the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet

/ðə kæt wʊd iːt fɪʃ, bʌt wʊd nɑːt wet hɜːr fiːt/

(idiom) 想吃魚又怕沾水

範例:

He wants a promotion without working overtime; the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet.
他想晉升卻不想加班,真是想吃魚又怕沾水

if you do not speculate, you cannot accumulate

/ɪf ju du nɑt ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt, ju ˈkænɑt əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/

(idiom) 不入虎穴,焉得虎子, 不冒險就無法累積財富

範例:

He decided to invest his savings in the new startup, believing that if you do not speculate, you cannot accumulate.
他決定將積蓄投資於這家初創公司,深信不入虎穴,焉得虎子

faint heart never won fair lady

/feɪnt hɑːrt ˈnev.ər wʌn fer ˈleɪ.di/

(idiom) 只有勇敢的人才能贏得美人的芳心, 勇者勝

範例:

You should ask her out; remember, faint heart never won fair lady.
你應該約她出去;記住,只有勇敢的人才能贏得美人的芳心
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