词汇集 不公正（属于 社会、法律与政治）：完整且详细的清单
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desert and reward seldom keep company
/ˈdɛz.ɚt ænd rɪˈwɔːrd ˈsɛl.dəm kiːp ˈkʌm.pə.ni/
(idiom) 功劳与赏赐难并存
示例:
He worked harder than anyone else but was passed over for the promotion; truly, desert and reward seldom keep company.
他比任何人都努力，却没能获得晋升；真是功劳与赏赐难并存。
the gods send nuts to those who have no teeth
/ðə ɡɑːdz send nʌts tuː ðoʊz huː hæv noʊ tiːθ/
(idiom) 天赐干果与无齿之人, 造化弄人
示例:
He finally inherited a fortune at eighty, but as they say, the gods send nuts to those who have no teeth.
他终于在八十岁时继承了一笔财产，但正如人们所说，天赐干果与无齿之人（造化弄人）。
laws catch flies, but let hornets go free
/lɔːz kætʃ flaɪz, bʌt let ˈhɔːrnɪts ɡoʊ friː/
(idiom) 法网只捉苍蝇，不捉黄蜂
示例:
The small shopkeeper was fined heavily for a minor error, while the corporation avoided taxes entirely; truly, laws catch flies, but let hornets go free.
小店主因微小的错误被重罚，而大公司却完全逃税；真是法网只捉苍蝇，不捉黄蜂。
one law for the rich and another for the poor
/wʌn lɔː fɔːr ðə rɪtʃ ænd əˈnʌð.ər fɔːr ðə pʊər/
(idiom) 法律对富人和穷人是不平等的, 两套法律标准
示例:
When the CEO avoided prison while his low-level employees were jailed, people complained there was one law for the rich and another for the poor.
当首席执行官逃脱了牢狱之灾，而他的基层员工却被监禁时，人们抱怨说法律对富人和穷人是不平等的。
some are more equal than others
/sʌm ɑːr mɔːr ˈiː.kwəl ðæn ˈʌð.ərz/
(idiom) 有些人比其他人更平等
示例:
The law is supposed to apply to everyone, but in this corrupt system, some are more equal than others.
法律理应适用于每个人，但在这种腐败的体制下，有些人比其他人更平等。
when elephants fight, the grass gets trampled
/wen ˈel.ə.fənts faɪt, ðə ɡræs ɡets ˈtræm.pəld/
(idiom) 龙虎相斗，鱼肉受殃, 城门失火，殃及池鱼
示例:
The trade war between the two superpowers is hurting small businesses; when elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.
两大国之间的贸易战正在伤害小企业；龙虎相斗，鱼肉受殃。
the wholesome meat is at another man's cost
/ðə ˈhoʊl.səm miːt ɪz æt əˈnʌð.ər mænz kɔːst/
(idiom) 别人的钱买来的肉最香
示例:
He always orders the most expensive steak when the company pays; the wholesome meat is at another man's cost.
公司买单时他总是点最贵的牛排；别人的钱买来的肉最香。
justice delayed is justice denied
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪs dɪˈleɪd ɪz ˈdʒʌs.tɪs dɪˈnaɪd/
(idiom) 迟到的正义非正义
示例:
The victim's family argued that justice delayed is justice denied after the trial was postponed for the fifth time.
在审判第五次推迟后，受害者家属辩称，迟到的正义非正义。
little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape
/ˈlɪt.əl θivz ɑːr hæŋd, bʌt ɡreɪt wʌnz ɪˈskeɪp/
(idiom) 小盗受罚，大盗逍遥
示例:
The clerk was fired for a small error while the CEO kept his bonus despite the scandal; truly, little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
职员因小错被解雇，而首席执行官尽管丑闻缠身仍拿奖金；真是小盗受罚，大盗逍遥。
/ðə ˈdɛvəl lʊks ˈæftər hɪz oʊn/
(idiom) 恶人自有天助, 恶人有恶运保佑
示例:
He cheated on his taxes and never got caught; I guess the devil looks after his own.
他偷税漏税却从未被抓，我想这就是所谓的恶人自有天助吧。
it is all Lombard Street to a China orange
/ɪt ɪz ɔːl ˈlɑːm.bɑːrd striːt tuː ə ˈtʃaɪ.nə ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/
(idiom) 十拿九稳, 极有可能
示例:
With their star player back, it is all Lombard Street to a China orange that they will win the championship.
随着他们的明星球员回归，他们赢得冠军是十拿九稳的事。