詞彙集 期望與可預測性（屬於 品質）：完整且詳細的清單
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it is all Lombard Street to a China orange
/ɪt ɪz ɔːl ˈlɑːm.bɑːrd striːt tuː ə ˈtʃaɪ.nə ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/
(idiom) 十拿九穩, 極有可能
範例:
With their star player back, it is all Lombard Street to a China orange that they will win the championship.
隨著他們的明星球員回歸，他們贏得冠軍是十拿九穩的事。
/ðɛrz naʊt soʊ kwɪr æz foʊk/
(idiom) 天下之大，無奇不有, 人就是這麼奇怪
範例:
He decided to quit his high-paying job to become a circus clown; well, there's nowt so queer as folk.
他決定辭掉高薪工作去當馬戲團小丑；唉，天下之大，無奇不有。
truth is stranger than fiction
/truːθ ɪz ˈstreɪn.dʒər ðæn ˈfɪk.ʃən/
(idiom) 事實比虛構更離奇
範例:
The story of how they met is unbelievable; truth is stranger than fiction.
他們相遇的故事令人難以置信；真是事實比虛構更離奇。
/ˈdʒɛstərz du ɔːft pruːv ˈprɑːfɪts/
(idiom) 戲言往往成真
範例:
He made a joke about the company failing, but jesters do oft prove prophets, and a month later it went bankrupt.
他開玩笑說公司會倒閉，但戲言往往成真，一個月後公司真的破產了。
blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed
/ˈblɛsɪd ɪz hi hu ɪkˈspɛkts ˈnʌθɪŋ, fɔr hi ʃæl ˈnɛvər bi ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
(idiom) 無所求者必有福，因其永不失望
範例:
I didn't think I'd get the job, and I didn't; blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
我沒想過能得到這份工作，結果確實沒得到；無所求者必有福，因其永不失望。
expect disappointment and you will never be disappointed
/ɪkˈspɛkt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ænd ju wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
(phrase) 預見到失望，你就永遠不會失望
範例:
I know it sounds pessimistic, but expect disappointment and you will never be disappointed.
我知道這聽起來很悲觀，但預見到失望，你就永遠不會失望。
expectation is far better than realization
/ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən ɪz fɑːr ˈbɛt.ər ðæn ˌriː.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
(idiom) 期待勝過現實, 期待往往比實現更美好
範例:
I spent months planning the trip, but expectation is far better than realization.
我花了好幾個月計劃這次旅行，但期待往往比實現更美好。
/ði ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd ˈɔːl.weɪz ˈhæp.ənz/
(idiom) 世事難料, 總是會有意外發生
範例:
We had everything ready for the outdoor wedding, but then it rained; the unexpected always happens.
我們為戶外婚禮做好了一切準備，但後來下雨了；世事難料。
what can you expect from a hog but a grunt
/wʌt kæn ju ɪkˈspɛkt frʌm ə hɔɡ bʌt ə ɡrʌnt/
(idiom) 狗嘴裡吐不出象牙
範例:
He insulted me again, but what can you expect from a hog but a grunt?
他又侮辱了我，但狗嘴裡吐不出象牙。
coming events cast their shadows before
/ˈkʌm.ɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts kæst ðɛr ˈʃæd.oʊz bɪˈfɔːr/
(idiom) 山雨欲來風滿樓, 事出必有因
範例:
The sudden drop in the stock market made many realize that coming events cast their shadows before.
股市的突然下跌讓許多人意識到山雨欲來風滿樓。
a lion may come to be beholden to a mouse
/ə ˈlaɪən meɪ kʌm tu bi bɪˈhoʊldən tu ə maʊs/
(idiom) 強者也可能有求於弱者, 獅子也有求於老鼠的時候
範例:
The CEO realized that a lion may come to be beholden to a mouse when a junior clerk found the error that saved the company.
當一名初級職員發現了挽救公司的錯誤時，執行長意識到強者也可能有求於弱者。
/ˈnɛvər ɪz ə lɔŋ taɪm/
(idiom) 話不要說得太絕, 未來的事說不準
範例:
You say you'll never move back home, but never is a long time.
你說你永遠不會搬回老家，但話不要說得太絕。