According to the newspaper, Sally has quit her job.
报上说莎里辞职不干了。
Many a slip (many things fall) between the cup and the lip.
酒杯来到嘴唇边,得饮与否未可知;物未到手前,未能算己有;凡事难以十拿九稳。
But even in the most favourable circumstances only a small fraction of the creatures that die are preserved in this way before decay sets in or, even more likely, before scavengers eat them.