10個一般人唔識的連接詞2: lest

例句: 

1. When a man who seeks fame for eloquence stands before a human judge, with a throng of men standing about him, and inveighs against his opponent with most savage hatred, he guards most watchfully lest by a slip of the tongue he should
say inter ’omines . But he takes no care lest by his furious spirit he cause a man to be taken away from among men.

2. They were afraid to complain about the noise lest they annoyed the neighbours

lest= to avoid the risk of