祸不单行
英语翻译
参考释义
- 祸不单行[huòbùdānxíng]
- -Disasterspileupononeanother.;Miserylovescompany.;Anevilchanceseldomcomesalone.;anIliadofwoes;Badeventsrarelycomesingly.;Disasters[Misfortunes]donotcomealone[singly].;Itneverrainsbutitpours.;Misfortunesortroublesnevercomesinglyorsingle.;Onemischief[misfortune]comesontheneckofanother.;Onemisfortune[calamity]afteranotherbefell(somebody).;Onemisfortuneridesuponanother'sback.;Onewoe(maliciously)dothtreaduponanother'sheels.;Whensorrowscome,theycomenotsingly,butinbattalions.
双语例句
Misfortunes never come singly.
First Tom lost his job, then his wife fell ill; it never rains but it pours.
I lost my cheque book, tore my jacket, and trapped my finger in a door all in one day-it never rains but it pours!
First my car broke down, then I lost my key: it never rains but it pours!
It never rains but it pours.
