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詞彙集 力量(屬於 社會、法律與政治):完整且詳細的清單

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absolute power corrupts absolutely

/ˈæb.sə.luːt ˈpaʊ.ɚ kəˈrʌpts ˈæb.sə.luːt.li/

(idiom) 絕對的權力導致絕對的腐敗

範例:

The dictator's rise to tyranny proved that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
獨裁者的暴政證明了絕對的權力導致絕對的腐敗

providence is always on the side of the big battalions

/ˈprɑː.və.dəns ɪz ˈɔːl.weɪz ɑːn ðə saɪd əv ðə bɪɡ bəˈtæl.jənz/

(idiom) 天意總是眷顧強者, 強者恆強

範例:

The merger was inevitable; after all, providence is always on the side of the big battalions.
合併是不可避免的;畢竟,天意總是眷顧強者

a rich man's joke is always funny

/ə rɪtʃ mænz dʒoʊk ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈfʌni/

(idiom) 有錢人的笑話總是好笑的

範例:

The CEO's terrible pun had the whole room laughing; I guess a rich man's joke is always funny.
執行長那糟糕的雙關語讓全場大笑;我想有錢人的笑話總是好笑的

might is right

/maɪt ɪz raɪt/

(idiom) 強權即公理

範例:

In that lawless society, the only rule was that might is right.
在那個無法無天的社會裡,唯一的規則就是強權即公理

he who pays the piper, calls the tune

/hiː huː peɪz ðə ˈpaɪ.pɚ kɔːlz ðə tuːn/

(idiom) 出錢的人說了算

範例:

The sponsor wants to change the event's theme, and since he who pays the piper calls the tune, we have to agree.
贊助商想更改活動主題,既然出錢的人說了算,我們也只能同意。

kings have long arms

/kɪŋz hæv lɔŋ ɑrmz/

(idiom) 權力的手是很長的

範例:

He fled to another country, but he soon learned that kings have long arms.
他逃到了另一個國家,但很快就發現權力的手是很長的

the post of honor is the post of danger

/ðə poʊst əv ˈɑːnər ɪz ðə poʊst əv ˈdeɪndʒər/

(idiom) 榮譽之位即危險之位

範例:

As the general led the charge, he remembered that the post of honor is the post of danger.
當將軍率領衝鋒時,他想起榮譽之位即危險之位

set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride straight to the devil

/sɛt ə ˈbɛɡər ɑn ˈhɔrsˌbæk, ænd hi wɪl raɪd streɪt tu ðə ˈdɛvəl/

(idiom) 小人得志

範例:

As soon as he got the promotion, he started treating his old friends with contempt; it's a case of set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride straight to the devil.
他一升職就開始蔑視老朋友,真是小人得志,語無倫次
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