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as a tree falls, so shall it lie

/æz ə triː fɔːlz, soʊ ʃæl ɪt laɪ/

(idiom) 树倒向哪边，就躺在哪边

示例:

He never changed his ways, and as a tree falls, so shall it lie.
他从未改变过自己的方式，正所谓树倒向哪边，就躺在哪边。

a good beginning makes a good ending

/ə ɡʊd bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ meɪks ə ɡʊd ˈɛndɪŋ/

(idiom) 良好的开端是成功的一半

示例:

We spent weeks planning the launch because a good beginning makes a good ending.
我们花了几周时间策划发布会，因为良好的开端是成功的一半。

after a storm comes a calm

/ˈæf.tɚ ə stɔːrm kʌmz ə kɑːm/

(idiom) 雨过天晴, 否极泰来

示例:

Things are difficult now, but remember that after a storm comes a calm.
现在情况很困难，但请记住雨过天晴。

the bigger they are, the harder they fall

/ðə ˈbɪɡər ðeɪ ɑːr ðə ˈhɑːrdər ðeɪ fɔːl/

(idiom) 爬得越高，摔得越惨

示例:

The CEO lost everything when the company collapsed; the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
公司倒闭时，首席执行官失去了一切；爬得越高，摔得越惨。

as you brew, so shall you bake

/æz juː bruː, soʊ ʃæl juː beɪk/

(idiom) 自作自受, 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

示例:

He made a poor investment choice, and now he's broke; as you brew, so shall you bake.
他做出了糟糕的投资选择，现在破产了；自作自受。

circumstances often alter cases

/ˈsɜːrkəmstænsɪz ˈɔːfən ˈɔːltər ˈkeɪsɪz/

(idiom) 情况往往会改变处理方式, 具体情况具体对待

示例:

I usually don't support lying, but circumstances often alter cases when someone's safety is at risk.
我通常不支持撒谎，但当某人的安全受到威胁时，情况往往会改变处理方式。

every why has a wherefore

/ˈev.ri waɪ hæz ə ˈwer.fɔːr/

(idiom) 事出必有因, 凡事皆有因

示例:

He may seem upset for no reason, but every why has a wherefore.
他看起来无缘无故地心烦意乱，但事出必有因。

evil be to him who evil thinks

/ˈiː.vəl biː tuː hɪm huː ˈiː.vəl θɪŋks/

(idiom) 心怀邪念者终遭报应, 恶有恶报

示例:

He tried to sabotage his rival's career, but evil be to him who evil thinks, and he ended up losing his own job.
他试图破坏对手的前程，但心怀邪念者终遭报应，结果他丢了自己的工作。

no cure no pay

/noʊ kjʊr noʊ peɪ/

(phrase) 不成功不收费, 按成果付费

示例:

The lawyer agreed to work on a no cure no pay basis.
律师同意按不成功不收费的原则工作。

nothing comes out of the sack but what was in it

/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ kʌmz aʊt əv ðə sæk bʌt wʌt wəz ɪn ɪt/

(idiom) 袋子里装什么就只能倒出什么

示例:

He tried to sound like an expert, but nothing comes out of the sack but what was in it.
他想装成专家，但袋子里装什么就只能倒出什么（真才实学假不了）。

the sooner begun, the sooner done

/ðə ˈsuːnər bɪˈɡʌn ðə ˈsuːnər dʌn/

(idiom) 早开始早结束

示例:

I know you don't want to clean the garage, but the sooner begun, the sooner done.
我知道你不想打扫车库，但早开始早结束。

what you have never had, you never miss

/wʌt ju hæv ˈnɛvər hæd, ju ˈnɛvər mɪs/

(idiom) 从未拥有过，也就谈不上失去

示例:

I've never lived in a big house, but what you have never had, you never miss.
我从未住过大房子，但从未拥有过，也就谈不上失去。

easy come, easy go

/ˈiːzi kʌm ˈiːzi ɡoʊ/

(idiom) 来得容易去得快

示例:

I lost the fifty dollars I won at the casino, but easy come, easy go.
我把在赌场赢的五十美元输掉了，不过来得容易去得快。

the bleating of the kid excites the tiger

/ðə ˈbliːtɪŋ əv ðə kɪd ɪkˈsaɪts ðə ˈtaɪɡər/

(idiom) 羊羔的哀鸣会激起老虎的兴致

示例:

He should have kept quiet about his losses; the bleating of the kid excites the tiger.
他本该对损失保持沉默；羊羔的哀鸣会激起老虎的兴致。

first in, best dressed

/fɜːrst ɪn best drest/

(idiom) 先到先得

示例:

There are only a few tickets left, so it's first in, best dressed.
票只剩几张了，所以是先到先得。

what goes up must come down

/wʌt ɡoʊz ʌp mʌst kʌm daʊn/

(idiom) 有升必有降, 有起必有落

示例:

The stock market has been rising for years, but what goes up must come down.
股市已经上涨多年，但有升必有降。

necessity is the mother of invention

/nəˈses.ə.t̬i ɪz ðə ˈmʌð.ɚ əv ɪnˈven.ʃən/

(idiom) 需要是发明之母

示例:

When they ran out of fuel, they built a solar cooker, proving that necessity is the mother of invention.
当燃料用尽时，他们制造了一个太阳能灶，证明了需要是发明之母。

there is reason in the roasting of eggs

/ðɛr ɪz ˈrizən ɪn ðə ˈroʊstɪŋ ʌv ɛɡz/

(idiom) 凡事皆有其理, 事出必有因

示例:

You might think his filing system is chaotic, but there is reason in the roasting of eggs.
你可能觉得他的归档系统很混乱，但凡事皆有其理。

one who handles honey, licks his fingers

/wʌn huː ˈhændəlz ˈhʌni lɪks hɪz ˈfɪŋɡərz/

(idiom) 经手蜜的人总会舔指头, 近水楼台先得月

示例:

It's no surprise the accountant bought a new car; one who handles honey, licks his fingers.
会计买新车并不奇怪，正所谓近水楼台先得月（或：经手蜜的人总会舔指头）。

all covet, all lose

/ɔːl ˈkʌv.ɪt ɔːl luːz/

(idiom) 贪多必失, 贪婪导致一无所有

示例:

He tried to manage three businesses at once but failed in all of them; all covet, all lose.
他想同时经营三家公司，结果全都失败了；真是贪多必失。
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