詞彙集 法律與懲罰（屬於 社會、法律與政治）：完整且詳細的清單
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one might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
/wʌn maɪt æz wɛl bi hæŋd fɔːr ə ʃiːp æz ə læm/
(idiom) 一不做，二不休, 既然要做就做得徹底
範例:
Since I'm already late for the meeting, I'll stop for a coffee; one might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
既然會議已經遲到了，我乾脆停下來買杯咖啡；一不做，二不休。
kill the chicken to scare the monkey
/kɪl ðə ˈtʃɪk.ən tu skɛr ðə ˈmʌŋ.ki/
(idiom) 殺雞儆猴
範例:
The manager fired the lazy employee to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
經理解雇了那個懶惰的員工，以此來殺雞儆猴。
/nəˈses.ə.t̬i noʊz noʊ lɔː/
(idiom) 急不暇擇, 需要面前無法律
範例:
He had to break the speed limit to get his wife to the hospital; necessity knows no law.
為了送妻子去醫院，他不得不超速行駛；急不暇擇。
/ruːlz ɑːr meɪd tuː biː ˈbroʊ.kən/
(idiom) 規則就是用來打破的
範例:
I know we aren't supposed to eat in the library, but rules are made to be broken.
我知道我們不該在圖書館吃東西，但規則就是用來打破的。
the more laws the more offenders
/ðə mɔːr lɔːz ðə mɔːr əˈfɛndərz/
(idiom) 法令滋彰，盜賊多有, 法律越多，罪犯越多
範例:
The philosopher argued that the more laws, the more offenders, as citizens struggle to keep up with endless regulations.
這位哲學家認為，法律越多，罪犯越多，因為公民很難跟上無窮無盡的規定。
laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through
/lɔːz ɑːr laɪk ˈkɑːb.webz, wɪtʃ meɪ kætʃ smɔːl flaɪz, bʌt let wɑːsps ænd ˈhɔːr.nɪts breɪk θruː/
(idiom) 法律如蛛網
範例:
The recent scandal proved that laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
最近的醜聞證明了法律如蛛網，捕捉小蒼蠅，卻讓黃蜂和胡蜂破網而出。
law and order are the medicine of the body politic
/lɔː ænd ˈɔːrdər ɑːr ðə ˈmedsn əv ðə ˈbɑːdəti ˈpɑːlətɪk/
(phrase) 法律與秩序是政治實體的良藥
範例:
The philosopher argued that law and order are the medicine of the body politic, curing social unrest.
這位哲學家認為，法律與秩序是政治實體的良藥，能夠治愈社會動盪。
laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law
/lɔːz ɡraɪnd ðə pʊr, ænd rɪtʃ mɛn ruːl ðə lɔː/
(idiom) 法律壓迫窮人，富人主宰法律
範例:
Oliver Goldsmith famously wrote that laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law to highlight social injustice.
奧利弗·哥德史密斯寫下了名言「法律壓迫窮人，富人主宰法律」，以揭露社會不公。