| 释义 |
●there but for the grace of ˈGod (go ˈI) (saying) used to say that you could easily have been in the same difficult or unpleasant situation that sb else is in 若非天助，亦难幸免◆Whenever I think of poor Fran and her problems, I think there but for the grace of God go I.一想到可怜的弗兰和她的那些麻烦，我就会觉得若不是老天爷开恩，我可能也会陷入同样的境地。 NOTE Grace in this expression refers to the kindness that God shows towards the human race. * grace 在这个表达法中指“上帝的恩宠”。 |