Sod's Law

noun

1. 事与愿违的倾向，造物弄人法则（指发生的事情常和人的愿望恰恰相反）
   the tendency for things to happen in just the way that you do not want, and in a way that is not useful
   1. We always play better when we are not being recorded─but that's Sod's Law, isn't it?
      我们总是不录音的时候演奏得好些——不过这也是常理，越该做好的时候越做不好，是不是？
   2. It was Sod's Law─the only day he could manage was the day I couldn't miss work.
      真是天不遂人愿——他只有那天抽得出时间，偏偏我上班离不开。

1. This was sod's law: when the spare tyre is in use, you will have a puncture.
   这真是墨菲法则：一用备用轮胎，保准扎孔。
2. It's Sod's Law that it rains on the only day I can play tennis.
   我打网球的那天偏偏就下雨，倒霉事真“躲”也“躲”不开。