词汇集 法律与惩罚（属于 社会、法律与政治）：完整且详细的清单
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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, 既然要做就做得彻底
示例:
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.
既然会议已经迟到了，我干脆停下来买杯咖啡；一不做，二不休。
kill the chicken to scare the monkey
/kɪl ðə ˈtʃɪk.ən tu skɛr ðə ˈmʌŋ.ki/
(idiom) 杀鸡儆猴
示例:
The manager fired the lazy employee to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
经理解雇了那个懒惰的员工，以此来杀鸡儆猴。
/nəˈses.ə.t̬i noʊz noʊ lɔː/
(idiom) 急不暇择, 需要面前无法律
示例:
He had to break the speed limit to get his wife to the hospital; necessity knows no law.
为了送妻子去医院，他不得不超速行驶；急不暇择。
/ruːlz ɑːr meɪd tuː biː ˈbroʊ.kən/
(idiom) 规则就是用来打破的
示例:
I know we aren't supposed to eat in the library, but rules are made to be broken.
我知道我们不该在图书馆吃东西，但规则就是用来打破的。
the more laws the more offenders
/ðə mɔːr lɔːz ðə mɔːr əˈfɛndərz/
(idiom) 法令滋彰，盗贼多有, 法律越多，罪犯越多
示例:
The philosopher argued that the more laws, the more offenders, as citizens struggle to keep up with endless regulations.
这位哲学家认为，法律越多，罪犯越多，因为公民很难跟上无穷无尽的规定。
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) 法律如蛛网
示例:
The recent scandal proved that laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
最近的丑闻证明了法律如蛛网，捕捉小苍蝇，却让黄蜂和胡蜂破网而出。
law and order are the medicine of the body politic
/lɔː ænd ˈɔːrdər ɑːr ðə ˈmedsn əv ðə ˈbɑːdəti ˈpɑːlətɪk/
(phrase) 法律与秩序是政治实体的良药
示例:
The philosopher argued that law and order are the medicine of the body politic, curing social unrest.
这位哲学家认为，法律与秩序是政治实体的良药，能够治愈社会动荡。
laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law
/lɔːz ɡraɪnd ðə pʊr, ænd rɪtʃ mɛn ruːl ðə lɔː/
(idiom) 法律压迫穷人，富人主宰法律
示例:
Oliver Goldsmith famously wrote that laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law to highlight social injustice.
奥利弗·哥德史密斯写下了名言“法律压迫穷人，富人主宰法律”，以揭露社会不公。