mend the fold after the sheep have been stolen ；lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen ；mend the fold after a sheep is lost ；shut the stable door after the steed has been stolen以上均...这是吗？我用有道查都是这样，感觉不对啊自己使用的时候 用it's better late than never。我发现楼主学习稍微有点死板。英语的很多表达，只是有了中文的意思，在翻译的时候，为了达到文体漂亮，采用俗语，谚语，成语。所以不一定哪一个说法就能完全对应，文化差异是语言上永远无法逾越的鸿沟