1. there's nothing you can do about it.

　　你对此无能为力。

　　2. that's the way it goes.

　　现实就是这样。

　　3. you can't fight it.

　　你再争也没有用。

　　4. c'est la vie.

　　生活就是如此。

　　5. it was destined to happen.

　　这是命中注定。

　　6. it's meant to be.

　　命该如此。

　　7. what ever will be, will be.

　　该怎样，就会怎样。

　　8. it's just one of those things.

　　这样的事情总是难免的。

　　9. at least we are not the only ones facing these problems.

　　至少不光是我们面临这样的问题。

　　10. it's the best we can do under the circumstances.

　　情况就是这样，我们已经尽力而为了。

　　11. you did the best you could.

　　你已经尽力而为了。

　　12. you get an a for effort.

　　你尽了最大的努力。

　　13. the important thing is that you tried.

　　重要的是你已经努力过了。

　　14. winning isn't everything.

　　赢并不是一切。

　　15. it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.

　　关键不在于输赢。而在于怎么玩。

　　telling someone to leave things as they are.

　　劝某人不要破坏现状

　　1. let it be.

　　随它去。

　　2. leave it be.

　　由它去。

　　3. let things be.

　　顺其自然。

　　4. leave well enough alone.

　　得过且过，见好就收。

　　5. if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

　　东西还没坏，就别急去修它。

　　6. live and let live.

　　各人有各人的活法。

　　7. let sleeping dogs lie.

　　别招惹麻烦。

　　8. don't rock the boat.

　　不要无事生非，引起众怒。(rock the boat: 因发表不同意见而破现状，给大家制造麻烦。)

　　9. don't go looking for trouble.

　　别没事找事。

　　10. keep quiet about it if you know what's good for you.

　　什么也别说，免得你自个儿添不自在。

　　Telling Someone To Be Careful

　　告诫某人做事要小心.

　　1. safety first.

　　安全第一。

　　2. play it safe.

　　做事要稳妥。

　　3. play it cool.

　　做事要冷静。

　　4. look before you leap.

　　想好了再行动。

　　5. you'd better be careful.

　　你要小心一点。

　　6. you really must try and take more care.

　　你一定要更当心一点。

　　7. you need to pay more attention to it.

　　你需要更加留心。

　　8. let's lake this one step at a time.

　　做这事我们要一步一步来。

　　9. leave nothing to chance.

　　做任何事情都要有把握。

　　10. take no chances with it.

　　这事儿可不能碰运气。

　　11. be on your guard.

　　你要提防着点儿。

　　12. you'd better watch your step or you'll get into trouble again.

　　你最好留点儿神，免得再惹麻烦。

　　13. you really must have your wits about your when dealing with such people.

　　跟这类人打交道，你必须格外警觉。

　　Advising Someone To Follow The Rules.

　　劝告某人要守规则.

　　1. do what you are told.

　　叫你怎么做，你就怎么做。

　　2. don't ask why; just do as you are told.

　　别问为什么，按要求去做就行了。

　　3. you can't do that! it's against the rules.

　　你不能那么做!那是违反规定的。

　　4. you must observe these simple rules.

　　你必须遵守这些简单的规定。

　　5. keep to the rules, and nothing can go wrong.

　　按规矩办事情就不会出差子。

　　6. everyone is expected to stick to the rules.

　　每个人都要遵守规则。

　　7. go by the book.

　　照章办事。

　　8. rules are meant to be followed, not broken.

　　规则制订出来是让人遵守，而不是让人破坏。

　　9. you can't afford to ignore the profession's code of conduct.

　　你不能无视行业的行为准则。

　　10. those are the rules and regulations, and we have to abide by them.

　　这些就是这儿的规矩，大家都应该遵守。

　　11. in this company you must toe the line if your want to keep your job.

　　在这个公司里，你必须循规蹈矩才能保住饭碗。

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