<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;“雪上加霜”，英文里可能没有完全相同的表达，但有一些类似的用法来表达“使情况变得更糟”，我们来看看。<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;1. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;to add insult to injury<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: use that
to say that something makes a bad situation worse for someone, by unfairly
giving them another problem that relates to or is a result of the original one <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;雪上加霜<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The bank not only refused to refund the
money but, to add insult to injury, charged me for the letter telling me so! <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;（银行不仅不退钱，而且还雪上加霜，告诉我不退钱的那封信还要收钱！）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;She not only deceived him but, to add
insult to injury, allowed him to pay for her meal. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;（她不仅骗他，更有甚者，吃饭还让他买单。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Most people were forced to work longer
hours each week, and to add insult to injury, the company decided not to give
pay raises. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（过去大多数人被逼加班，而且公司不肯给加班费，这真是雪上加霜。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;2. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;make things worse/make matters worse/make it worse<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to make a bad or difficult situation even worse, especially when
you were trying to improve it <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;祸不单行；更糟的是……<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Don't interfere. You'll only make things
worse. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（你别插手！你越帮越忙。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;To make things worse, Jimmy suddenly
announced he'd left his passport at home. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（更糟的是，吉姆突然说他把护照落在家里了。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Why not try running the anti-virus
software? It can't make things any worse, can it? <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;（为什么不杀杀毒？反正杀杀毒总不至于更糟糕。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Getting angry will make things worse. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;（发火只会让事情更糟。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;My car broke down, and to make matters
worse, I can't afford to fix it. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（我车坏了，祸不单行，我还没钱修车。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;To make matters worse, the director's gone
on holiday without leaving anyone in charge. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:
宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（更糟的是，导演去度假之前也没交代他不在时谁来负责。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;3. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;go from bad to worse<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: if a
situation goes from bad to worse, it is already bad and then becomes even worse
<;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;每况愈下<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The rail service has gone from bad to worse
since it was privatized. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（铁路私有化以后，铁路系统的服务每况愈下。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Things went from bad to worse, and soon the
couple were barely talking to each other. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（夫妻感情越来越差，没多久两人就几乎不讲话了。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The company has been struggling for years,
and things have recently gone from bad to worse. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:
宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（苦苦支撑多年之后，公司最近每况愈下。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;4. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;go downhill<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: to start getting
worse, especially after a particular time or event <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;某个时间点或某件情况愈发糟糕<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Moving in together was a mistake, and
things rapidly went downhill. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（俩人同居就是个错误，住在一起后问题接踵而至。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;When things started to go downhill, Kyle began
looking for another job. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（公司情况越来越差，凯尔开始找新工作。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;I said I didn't like baseball, and the
interview went downhill from then on. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（我说我不喜欢棒球，从这句话开始，面试就不好了。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">; <;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">;<;!--[if !supportLists]-->;<;span lang="EN-US">;5. <;/span>;<;!--[endif]-->;<;b>;<;span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">;worsen<;/span>;<;/b>;<;span lang="EN-US">;: <;i>;v. <;/i>;if a bad
situation worsens, or something worsens it, it becomes worse<;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;变得更糟，更差<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;例：<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;Interfering now could worsen the problem. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;（现在插手只会让情况更糟。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The weather worsened during the night. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"">;（夜间天气更差了。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The government's bungling attempts to help
have only worsened the refugees' plight. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:宋体;
mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（政府帮忙不成反帮倒忙，结果使难民的处境更加糟糕。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p>;
<;/p>;<;p class="MsoNormal">;<;span lang="EN-US">;The situation was worsened by Roy's
tendency to drink heavily in times of stress. <;/span>;<;span style="font-family:
宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">;（罗伊压力一大就想大醉一场，这让情况变得更糟。）<;/span>;<;span lang="EN-US">;<;o:p>;<;/o:p>;<;/span>;<;/p>;
