我對你的景仰
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又猶如黃河泛濫
一發不可收拾
這句經典的臺詞
大家一定都聽說過吧~
那麼問題來了
「一發不可收」用英語該怎麼說?
今天我們來學習一個
比較地道的說法:
one thing leads to another
來看一下權威的解釋吧:
One action has triggered others, especially those that are unplanned or unforeseen.
一個行動引發了其他行動,尤其指那些本來沒有計劃或意料之外的行動。
一起來看兩個例句吧:
I kept spending more and more money until I was broke. You know how one thing leads to another.
我花錢越來越猛,最後終於破產了。一發不可收拾,你懂的。
At first, we were just talking a little, but one thing led to another, and he asked me out.
一開始,我們只是聊了一會兒,但接著一發不可收拾,我和他約會了。
在美劇《摩登家庭》中
也出現了這個表達
Pill一家因屋子要除黴
就暫住在一間小旅館裡
媽媽Claire實在受不了
就單獨住在隔壁的空房裡
於是就有了下邊的對話:
Pill: Your mother's leaving us. She's found another room that makes her happy.
Claire: Okay, look, I needed a little space, and there was a room that opened up down the hall.
Pill: Then one thing led to another. Spare us, Claire.
-你們母親要離開我們了,她找到了另一個可以讓她快樂的房間。
-聽著,我需要一些空間,而正好那邊有一個房間空出來了。
-然後就一發不可收拾了!你走吧 ,克萊爾。
要表示這個意思
還可以用一個高級詞彙:
escalate/esklet/
v. (使)事態嚴重
也可以翻譯成
「事態升級,控制不住」等
我們來看一個例句:
His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
他失業後,經濟問題進一步惡化。
好了,今天學習了兩個表達:
one thing leads to another
escalate
你都記住了嗎?