法律谚语双语互译

　　Every law has no atom of stregth, as far as no public opinion supports it.Wendell phillips, American leader against slavery若是没有公众舆论的支持，法律是丝毫没有力量的。

　　美国废奴运动领袖 菲力普斯 WGood order is the foundation of all things.

　　E.Burke, Btritish statesman良好的秩序是一切的基础。

　　英国政治家 伯克 EGuilt always hurries towards its complement¹ , punishment; only there does its satisfaction lie.

　　Lawence Durrell, British writer犯罪总是以惩罚相补偿；只有处罚才能使犯罪得到偿还。

　　英国作家 达雷尔 LI disapprove² of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it ,Voltaire, Frech writer我不同意你说的话，但是我愿意誓死捍卫你说话的权利。

　　法国作家 伏尔泰If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

　　Charles Dickens, British novelist倘若世上没有坏人，也就不会有好的律师。

　　英国小说家 狄更斯 CIf we only had some God in the country’s laws, instead of beng in such a sweat to get him into the Constitution, it would be better all around.

　　Mark Twain, American writer如果我们国家的法律中只有某种神灵，而不是殚精竭虑将神灵揉进宪法，总体上来说，法律就会更好。

　　美国作家 马克·吐温In nature there are no rewards or punishments; there are consequences.HoraclAnnexley Vachell,British writer自然界中没有奖赏和惩罚，只有因果报应。

　　英国作家 瓦谢尔 H AIt is better to fight for justice than to rail at the ill.

　　Alfreds Tennyson, Bitish writer与其责骂罪恶，不如伸张正义。

　　英国作家 丁尼生 Aaws are generally found to be nets of such a texture³, as the little creep through, the great break through, and the middle-sized are alone entangled⁴ in .

　　William Shensto, British poet人们通常会发现，法律就是这样一种的网，触犯法律的人，小的可以穿网而过，大的可以破网而出，只有中等的才会坠入网中。

　　英国诗人 申斯通 WLaw can nerver be enforced unless fear supports it.

　　Sophocles, Ancient Greek dramatist如果法律没有恐惧支撑，它绝不能生效。

　　古希腊剧作家 索福克勒斯Law is the crystallizaton of the habit and thought of society.

　　Woodrow Wilson, American president法律是社会习俗和思想的结晶。

　　美国总统 威尔逊 WLaw is order , and good law is good order.

　　Aristole, Ancient Greek philosopher法律就是秩序，有好的法律才有好的秩序。

　　古希腊哲学家 亚里士多德Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.

　　Oliver Goldsmith, British writer法律吸吮穷人的膏血，而富人却掌握着权柄。

　　英国作家 哥尔德斯密斯 OMankind censure⁵ injustice⁶, fearing that they may be the victims of it and not because they shrink from commintting it.

　　Plato, Ancint Grek philosopher人类对于不公正的行为加以指责，并非因为他们愿意做出这种行为，而是惟恐自己会成为这种行为的牺牲者。

　　古希腊哲学家 柏拉图No society can make a perpetual constitution, or even a perpetual law.

　　Thomas Jefferson, America president没有哪个社会可以制订一部永远适用的宪法，甚至一条永远适用的法律。

　　美国总统 杰斐逊 TOne of the most striking and salutary thing in Ameican life is the widespread study of law.

　　Alexis de Tocqueville ,French judge美国人生活中最显著而又有益的事情莫过于对法律的广泛研究了。

　　法国法官托克维尔 APunishment is justice for the unjust.

　　Augustine British writer惩罚是对正义的伸张。

　　英国 奥古斯丁Really, what we want now, is not laws, against crime, but a law a -gainst insaity.

　　Mark Twain, American writer实际上，我们想要的不是针对犯罪的法律，而是针对疯狂的法律。美国作家马克·吐温Singularity is almost invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is , the more difficult is it to bring it home.

　　Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer奇特几乎总能提供一种线索。一种犯罪越是普通，越是不具特点，就越难以查明。

　　英国作家 柯南·道尔爵士 AThe administration of the law can never go lax where every individual sees to it that it grows not lax in his own case, or in cases which fall under his eyes.

　　Mark Twain, Arerican writer在个人自己的案件中或是他所看到的案件中不能有疏忽，因此执法从来不能疏忽。

　　美国作家 马克·吐温The law cannot make all men equal, but they are all equal before the law.

　　Frederick Pollck ,British jurist法律不能使人人平等，但是在法律面前人人是平等的英国法学家 波洛克 FThe laws of Nature, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human being a law unto himself, we must steadfastly⁷ refuse to obey those laws, and we must as steadfastly stand by the conventions which ignore them , since the statutes⁸ furnish us peace, fairly good government and stability, and therefore are better for us than the laws of God, which would soon plunge⁹ us into confusion and disorder¹⁰ and anarchy¹¹ if we should adopt them.

　　Mark Twain, American writer自然法即神灵法，只是用来约束每一个个体的法律，我们必须坚定地拒绝遵守。我们应该坚定地遵守忽视神灵法的规章制度，因为规章制度赋予我们和平、比较好的政府和稳定，因而对我们来说，规章制度比神灵法更好，因为如果我们采用神灵法的话，他会将我们陷入迷惑、无序和无政府状态。

　　美国作家 马克·吐温

1 complement   

n.补足物，船上的定员；补语；vt.补充，补足

参考例句：

• The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
• They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。

2 disapprove   

v.不赞成，不同意，不批准

参考例句：

• I quite disapprove of his behaviour.我很不赞同他的行为。
• She wants to train for the theatre but her parents disapprove.她想训练自己做戏剧演员，但她的父母不赞成。

3 texture   

n.(织物)质地；(材料)构造；结构；肌理

参考例句：

• We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
• Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。

4 entangled   

adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
• Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 censure   

v./n.责备；非难；责难

参考例句：

• You must not censure him until you know the whole story.在弄清全部事实真相前不要谴责他。
• His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.他的不诚实行为受到了严厉指责。

6 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

7 steadfastly   

adv.踏实地，不变地；岿然；坚定不渝

参考例句：

• So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work. 他就像这样坐着，停止了工作，直勾勾地瞪着眼。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• Defarge and his wife looked steadfastly at one another. 德伐日和他的妻子彼此凝视了一会儿。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

8 statutes   

成文法( statute的名词复数 )； 法令； 法规； 章程

参考例句：

• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Each agency is also restricted by the particular statutes governing its activities. 各个机构的行为也受具体法令限制。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

9 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

10 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

11 anarchy   

n.无政府状态；社会秩序混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• There would be anarchy if we had no police.要是没有警察，社会就会无法无天。
• The country was thrown into a state of anarchy.这国家那时一下子陷入无政府状态。