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詞彙集 結果（屬於 結果與影響）：完整且詳細的清單

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a bad padlock invites a picklock

/ə bæd ˈpædlɑːk ɪnˈvaɪts ə ˈpɪklɑːk/

(idiom) 爛鎖引賊, 防範不嚴易招賊

範例:

Leaving your laptop in an unlocked car is asking for trouble; remember, a bad padlock invites a picklock.
把筆記型電腦放在沒鎖 車裡是在找麻煩；記住，爛鎖引賊。

as you make your bed, so you must lie on it

/æz juː meɪk jɔːr bɛd, soʊ juː mʌst laɪ ɑːn ɪt/

(idiom) 自作自受, 自食其果

範例:

He decided to quit his job without a backup plan, and now he's struggling; as you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
他決定在沒有後備計劃的情況下辭職，現在陷入了困境；自作自受。

after dinner comes the reckoning

/ˈæf.tɚ ˈdɪn.ɚ kʌmz ðə ˈrek.ən.ɪŋ/

(idiom) 享樂之後必有代價, 善惡到頭終有報

範例:

He spent all his savings on a luxury car, but after dinner comes the reckoning when the bills started arriving.
他把所有的積蓄都花在了一輛豪車上，但當帳單開始寄來時，他才明白享樂之後必有代價。

catching is before hanging

/ˈkætʃɪŋ ɪz bɪˈfɔːr ˈhæŋɪŋ/

(idiom) 不要高興得太早, 事成之後再打算

範例:

You're planning the victory party already? Remember, catching is before hanging.
你已經在計劃勝利派對了嗎？記住，事成之後再打算（不要高興得太早）。

curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back

/kjʊriˈɑsəti kɪld ðə kæt bʌt ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən brɔt ɪt bæk/

(idiom) 好奇害死貓，但滿足感能讓它起死回生

範例:

I know you're worried about the risks of this experiment, but remember: curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.
我知道你擔心這個實驗的風險，但請記住：好奇害死貓，但滿足感能讓它起死回生。

every bullet has a billet

/ˈev.ri ˈbʊl.ɪt hæz ə ˈbɪl.ɪt/

(idiom) 每顆子彈都有它的歸宿, 生死有命

範例:

The old soldier faced the front lines with calm, believing that every bullet has its billet.
老兵平靜地面對前線，相信生死有命，富貴在天（每顆子彈都有它的歸宿）。

evil doers are evil dreaders

/ˈiː.vəl ˈduː.ərz ɑːr ˈiː.vəl ˈdrɛd.ərz/

(phrase) 作惡者必心虛

範例:

He is constantly looking over his shoulder because evil doers are evil dreaders.
他總是疑神疑鬼，因為作惡者必心虛。

give a thing, and take a thing to wear the devil's gold ring

/ɡɪv ə θɪŋ, ænd teɪk ə θɪŋ tu wɛr ðə ˈdɛvəlz ɡoʊld rɪŋ/

(idiom) 送了人又拿回來的人會受到懲罰

範例:

You can't ask for the toy back now; remember, give a thing, and take a thing to wear the devil's gold ring.
你現在不能把玩具要回去；記住，送了人又拿回來的人會受到懲罰。

the greater the truth, the greater the libel

/ðə ˈɡreɪtər ðə truːθ, ðə ˈɡreɪtər ðə ˈlaɪbəl/

(idiom) 真理越確鑿，誹謗越嚴重

範例:

The politician tried to sue the journalist, arguing that the greater the truth, the greater the libel.
這位政治家試圖起訴記者，理由是真理越確鑿，誹謗越嚴重。

one year's seeding makes seven years' weeding

/wʌn jɪrz ˈsiːdɪŋ meɪks ˈsɛvən jɪrz ˈwiːdɪŋ/

(idiom) 一年種籽，七年拔草

範例:

You should pull those dandelions now, because one year's seeding makes seven years' weeding.
你現在就該把那些蒲公英拔掉，因為一年種籽，七年拔草。

there is no such thing as a free lunch

/ðɛr ɪz noʊ sʌtʃ θɪŋ æz ə fri lʌntʃ/

(idiom) 天下沒有免費的午餐

範例:

The app is free to download, but you have to pay for features, proving that there is no such thing as a free lunch.
該應用可以免費下載，但你必須為功能付費，這證明了天下沒有免費的午餐。

what is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly

/wʌt ɪz ɡɑːt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈdɛvəlz bæk ɪz spɛnt ˈʌndər hɪz ˈbɛli/

(idiom) 不義之財留不住, 惡錢身不附

範例:

He won a fortune through fraud but lost it all in a week; what is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
他通過欺詐發了財，卻在一週內揮霍一空；真是不義之財留不住。

you reap what you sow

/juː riːp wʌt juː soʊ/

(idiom) 自作自受, 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆

範例:

He was always unkind to others, and now he's lonely. Well, you reap what you sow.
他總是對別人不好，現在他很孤獨。嗯，自作自受。

old sins cast long shadows

/oʊld sɪnz kæst lɔŋ ˈʃædoʊz/

(idiom) 往事如影隨形, 舊賬難清

範例:

The politician's career ended because old sins cast long shadows.
這位政客的職業生涯結束了，因為往事如影隨形，舊賬難清。

if you sell the cow, you sell her milk too

/ɪf juː sɛl ðə kaʊ, juː sɛl hɜːr mɪlk tuː/

(idiom) 賣了牛也就沒了奶, 殺雞取卵

範例:

He wanted to sell his rental property for quick cash, but I reminded him that if you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
他想賣掉出租房產換取現金，但我提醒他，如果你賣了牛，你也賣了它的奶（意味著失去了未來的收益）。
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