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a pack of cards is the devil's prayer book

/ə pæk ʌv kɑːrdz ɪz ðə ˈdɛvəlz prɛr bʊk/

(idiom) 一副纸牌是魔鬼的祈祷书

示例:

My grandmother never allowed gambling in her house, always saying that a pack of cards is the devil's prayer book.
我祖母从不允许在家里赌博,总是说一副纸牌就是魔鬼的祈祷书

it is ill jesting with edged tools

/ɪt ɪz ɪl ˈdʒɛstɪŋ wɪð ɛdʒd tuːlz/

(idiom) 不可拿危险的事开玩笑, 莫玩火

示例:

You shouldn't make light of their legal troubles; it is ill jesting with edged tools.
你不该轻视他们的法律麻烦;不可拿危险的事开玩笑

a ship in a harbor is safe but that is not what ships are built for

/ə ʃɪp ɪn ə ˈhɑːrbər ɪz seɪf bʌt ðæt ɪz nɑːt wʌt ʃɪps ɑːr bɪlt fɔːr/

(idiom) 船停在港口里是安全的,但那不是造船的目的

示例:

I was afraid to start my own business, but then I remembered that a ship in a harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
我以前不敢自己创业,但后来我想到船停在港口里是安全的,但那不是造船的目的

a wager is a fool's argument

/ə ˈweɪ.dʒər ɪz ə fuːlz ˈɑːr.ɡjə.mənt/

(idiom) 打赌是愚蠢者的辩论方式

示例:

He tried to bet me fifty dollars that he was right, but I just told him that a wager is a fool's argument.
他想跟我赌五十美元证明他是对的,但我只是告诉他打赌是愚蠢者的辩论方式

he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount

/hiː huː raɪdz ə ˈtaɪɡər ɪz əˈfreɪd tuː dɪsˈmaʊnt/

(idiom) 骑虎难下

示例:

The CEO realized that he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount; stopping the project now would cause a total market collapse.
首席执行官意识到骑虎难下;现在停止该项目将导致市场全面崩溃。

lose the horse or win the saddle

/luːz ðə hɔːrs ɔːr wɪn ðə ˈsæd.əl/

(idiom) 孤注一掷, 成败在此一举

示例:

He decided to invest his entire savings into the startup; it was a case of lose the horse or win the saddle.
他决定把全部积蓄投入到这家创业公司;这真是孤注一掷

nothing ventured, nothing gained

/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ ˈven.tʃɚd ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ ɡeɪnd/

(idiom) 不入虎穴,焉得虎子, 不试不中

示例:

I know the investment is risky, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
我知道这项投资有风险,但不入虎穴,焉得虎子

the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet

/ðə kæt wʊd iːt fɪʃ, bʌt wʊd nɑːt wet hɜːr fiːt/

(idiom) 想吃鱼又怕沾水

示例:

He wants a promotion without working overtime; the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet.
他想晋升却不想加班,真是想吃鱼又怕沾水

if you do not speculate, you cannot accumulate

/ɪf ju du nɑt ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt, ju ˈkænɑt əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/

(idiom) 不入虎穴,焉得虎子, 不冒险就无法积累财富

示例:

He decided to invest his savings in the new startup, believing that if you do not speculate, you cannot accumulate.
他决定将积蓄投资于这家初创公司,深信不入虎穴,焉得虎子

faint heart never won fair lady

/feɪnt hɑːrt ˈnev.ər wʌn fer ˈleɪ.di/

(idiom) 只有勇敢的人才能赢得美人的芳心, 勇者胜

示例:

You should ask her out; remember, faint heart never won fair lady.
你应该约她出去;记住,只有勇敢的人才能赢得美人的芳心
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