It never rains but it pours这句成语翻到中文就是“祸不单行”的意思。我们举个例子来看看It never rains but it pours这个成语在句子里是怎么用的:
I really feel sorry for Mike. First his wife left him. Next he lost his job. Then somebody stole his car. Like they say, it never rains but it pours. 我真是为迈克感到难受。先是他的太太把他扔了,然后,他又丢了工作,接着,他的车又被人偷了。这真是像人们所说的,祸不单行呀。
不过,看来倒霉的人似乎还不止他一个。下面说话的人也是够倒霉的:
Oh boy! You can’t believe the trouble I had today. My alarm clock didn’t go off, so I missed biology class. Then, I lost my home work assignment for math. I invited my girlfriend to lunch and after we ate, I found I’d left my wallet at home. It never rains but it pours.
咳,你真不会相信今天我有多倒霉。首先,我的闹钟没有响,所以我没有上生物课。然后,我又把我的数学作业给丢了。我请女朋友吃午饭,吃晚饭我才发现我把钱包忘在家里了。呵,这可真是祸不单行呐。