词汇集 力量（属于 社会、法律与政治）：完整且详细的清单
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absolute power corrupts absolutely
/ˈæb.sə.luːt ˈpaʊ.ɚ kəˈrʌpts ˈæb.sə.luːt.li/
(idiom) 绝对的权力导致绝对的腐败
示例:
The dictator's rise to tyranny proved that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
独裁者的暴政证明了绝对的权力导致绝对的腐败。
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) 天意总是眷顾强者, 强者恒强
示例:
The merger was inevitable; after all, providence is always on the side of the big battalions.
合并是不可避免的；毕竟，天意总是眷顾强者。
a rich man's joke is always funny
/ə rɪtʃ mænz dʒoʊk ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈfʌni/
(idiom) 有钱人的笑话总是好笑的
示例:
The CEO's terrible pun had the whole room laughing; I guess a rich man's joke is always funny.
首席执行官那糟糕的双关语让全场大笑；我想有钱人的笑话总是好笑的。
/maɪt ɪz raɪt/
(idiom) 强权即公理
示例:
In that lawless society, the only rule was that might is right.
在那个无法无天的社会里，唯一的规则就是强权即公理。
he who pays the piper, calls the tune
/hiː huː peɪz ðə ˈpaɪ.pɚ kɔːlz ðə tuːn/
(idiom) 出钱的人说了算, 吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
示例:
The sponsor wants to change the event's theme, and since he who pays the piper calls the tune, we have to agree.
赞助商想更改活动主题，既然出钱的人说了算，我们也只能同意。
/kɪŋz hæv lɔŋ ɑrmz/
(idiom) 权力的手是很长的
示例:
He fled to another country, but he soon learned that kings have long arms.
他逃到了另一个国家，但很快就发现权力的手是很长的。
the post of honor is the post of danger
/ðə poʊst əv ˈɑːnər ɪz ðə poʊst əv ˈdeɪndʒər/
(idiom) 荣誉之位即危险之位
示例:
As the general led the charge, he remembered that the post of honor is the post of danger.
当将军率领冲锋时，他想起荣誉之位即危险之位。
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
示例:
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.
他一升职就开始蔑视老朋友，真是小人得志，语无伦次。