telling someone to accept a bad situation or failure
勸說某人接受失敗或不好的境遇
1. There's nothing you can do about it. 你對此無能為力。
2. That's the way it goes. 現實就是這樣。
3. You can't fight it. 你再爭也沒有用。
4. c'est la vie. 生活就是如此。
5. It was destined to happen.這是命中註定。
6. It's meant to be.命該如此。
7. What ever will be, will be. 該怎樣，就會怎樣。
8. It's just one of those things. 這樣的事情總是難免的。
9. At least we are not the only ones facing these problems. 至少不光是我們面臨這樣的問題。
10. It's the best we can do under the circumstances. 情況就是這樣，我們已經盡力而為了。
11. You did the best you could. 你已經盡力而為了。
12. You get an a for effort. 你盡了最大的努力。
13. The important thing is that you tried. 重要的是你已經努力過了。
14. Winning isn't everything. 贏並不是一切。
15. It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game. 關鍵不在於輸贏，而在於怎麼玩。
telling someone to leave things as they are.
勸某人不要破壞現狀
1. Let it be. 隨它去。
2. Leave it be. 由它去。
3. Let things be. 順其自然。
4. Leave well enough alone. 得過且過，見好就收。
5. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. （ain't：口語中不規範的.用法，在此為isn't。）本句字面意思是：東西還沒壞，就別急去修它。
6. Live and let live. 各人有各人的活法。（本句字面含義是：你按你的方式生活。也要讓別人按他們的方式生活。）
7. Let sleeping dogs lie. 別招惹麻煩。
8. Don't rock the boat. 不要無事生非，引起眾怒。（rock the boat：因發表不同意見而破現狀，給大家制造麻煩。）
9. Don't go looking for trouble. 別沒事找事。
10. Keep quiet about it if you know what's good for you. 什麼也別說,免得你自個兒添不自在。
