"Murphy’s Law" nghĩa là gì?

"Murphy’s Law" = định luật Murphy -> nghĩa là bất kì việc gì có khả năng dẫn đến sai sót/thất bại thì nó sẽ xảy ra thật.

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Ranchers, of all people, are perhaps the most well acquainted with Murphy’s Law. If it can go wrong, it will go wrong has all manner of opportunities to manifest in an occupation that is full of variables, depends on the whims of the weather and involves dealing with cattle, sheep, horses, dogs, children and a spouse who all have minds of their own, and machinery that sometimes seems to have a mind of its own.

You finally got the weekend off and decided to go on a family picnic, only for it to rain. You speed up past a slow driver, but you’re immediately greeted by a police officer. You lather your hair in the shower, and at that precise moment the hot water turns off. Congratulations, you’ve just had a taste of Murphy’s infamous law, which can be summed up by the phrase “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong”. A more damning version of Murphy’s Law states “If anything can possibly go wrong, it will, and at the worst possible time.”

The Mercer wrestling team has had a Murphy’s Law kind of season — anything that could have gone wrong, has gone wrong. Faced with mounting injuries, ineligibility and illness, the Mustang wrestlers suffered a 66-12 setback to visiting Slippery Rock last week at Mercer High School. “This has been the toughest year of my career,” veteran Mercer coach Jerry Gawne said. “We’re only getting four or five kids at practice whether they’re ineligible, they’re sick, don’t feel like coming that day. It’s been very, very tough. You keep plugging through and keep working hard.

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