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詞彙集 重要性和優先級(屬於 品質):完整且詳細的清單

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the head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm

/ðə hɛd ænd fit kip wɔrm, ðə rɛst wɪl teɪk noʊ hɑrm/

(phrase) 頭腳保暖,百病不染

範例:

My grandmother always said, 'the head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm,' so put on your hat and boots.
我祖母總是說:‘頭腳保暖,百病不染’,所以戴上帽子,穿上靴子。

strain at gnats and swallow camels

/streɪn æt næts ænd ˈswɑːloʊ ˈkæməlz/

(idiom) 因小失大, 拘泥小節而忽略大事

範例:

The committee is straining at gnats and swallowing camels by arguing over the font size while the budget is in total chaos.
委員會在預算一團糟的情況下還在爭論字體大小,真是因小失大

while the grass grows, the horse starves

/waɪl ðə ɡræs ɡroʊz, ðə hɔːrs stɑːrvz/

(idiom) 草長馬餓死

範例:

The government is promising relief next year, but while the grass grows, the horse starves.
政府承諾明年提供救濟,但草長馬餓死(遠水救不了近火)。

eagles don't catch flies

/ˈiː.ɡəlz doʊnt kætʃ flaɪz/

(idiom) 鷹不捕蠅, 大人物不計較小事

範例:

The CEO ignored the minor complaint, as eagles don't catch flies.
執行長忽略了那個小投訴,因為大人物不計較小事(鷹不捕蠅)。

the mother of mischief is no bigger than a midge's wing

/ðə ˈmʌð.ɚ əv ˈmɪs.tʃɪf ɪz noʊ ˈbɪɡ.ɚ ðæn ə ˈmɪdʒ.ɪz wɪŋ/

(idiom) 禍根起於微末

範例:

You should resolve that small argument now, because the mother of mischief is no bigger than a midge's wing.
你應該現在就解決那個小爭論,因為禍根往往起於微末

it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail

/ɪt ɪz ˈaɪdəl tu ˈswɑloʊ ðə kaʊ ænd tʃoʊk ɑn ðə teɪl/

(idiom) 吞牛噎尾, 功虧一簣

範例:

You've spent thousands on the renovation; don't stop now because of the paint cost—it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail.
你已經在裝修上花了數千元;不要因為油漆費用而停下來——吞下了一頭牛卻被尾巴噎住是徒勞的

don't lose sight of the forest for the trees

/doʊnt luːz saɪt əv ðə ˈfɔːr.ɪst fɔːr ðə triːz/

(idiom) 見樹不見林

範例:

While focusing on the budget, don't lose sight of the forest for the trees; our main goal is customer satisfaction.
在關注預算時,不要見樹不見林;我們的主要目標是客戶滿意度。

better one house spoiled than two

/ˈbetər wʌn haʊs spɔɪld ðæn tuː/

(idiom) 毀掉一個家庭總比毀掉兩個好

範例:

They are both so difficult; perhaps it's better one house spoiled than two.
他們兩個都很古怪;也許毀掉一個家庭總比毀掉兩個好
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