Man Will Catch a Straw——病急亂投醫

** to make a hopeless effort to save oneself（做出無助的自我挽救）

~~ a drowning man will clutch/grab/grasp at a straw (or straws)

~~ 病急亂投醫；急不暇擇；（溺水的人一根草也拼命要抓住）

!! The proverb projects a literal image of a drowning man clutching at flimsy straws to try to avoid sinking in the water.

（這句諺語反映一個字面形象，即一個溺水的人抓着脆弱的稻草，以免沉入水中。）

!! The proverb was first recorded in 1534 in Sir Thomas More’s Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation, “Lyke a man that in peril of drowning catcheth whatsoever cometh next to hand … be it never so simple a sticke.”

（這句格言最早見於1534年Thomas More爵士的《舒適與苦難的對話》中：“就像一個溺水的人會抓着旁邊的任何東西…不管是那麼普通的枝條。”）

>> With no vaccine or effective antidote available for Coronavirus patients, some are trying any medicine that they hear or read about, like a drowning man will catch a straw. （在沒有針對新冠肺炎病患者的疫苗或有效解毒劑的情況下，有些人就嘗試他們所知悉的任何藥物，好像病急亂投醫。）

>> The candidate had lost the argument during the election debate, but he kept grasping at straws, citing numerous seemingly relevant issues hoping to turn it around.

（候選人在選舉辯論中敗北，但他急不暇擇地提到了許多看似相關的問題，希望能扭轉形勢。）

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師李啟文 教授