每日学英语:It never rains but it pours 祸不单行

2024-03-21 15:51:53  每日学英语
it never rains but it pours当有麻烦的时候,麻烦的事儿往往都扎堆来。引申为“祸不单行”,有时也可以理解为“不鸣则已,一鸣惊人”。

【例句】
I broke a fingernail, laddered my tights and then missed my train– it seems it never rains but it pours.
我弄破了我的指甲,紧身衣裤抽了丝,还误了火车——真是祸不单行。

First Tom lost his job, then his wife fell ill; it never rains but it pours.
先是汤姆失业,后来他妻子又病了,真是祸不单行。

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