譯文 更糟糕的是,一個自私的賭徒會忽略他對于家庭的經(jīng)濟責任,并且最終賭博將成為毀滅生活的一劑毒藥。
點睛 at the even worse意為“更糟糕的是……”。在論證中用此句式引出“遞進”的邏輯論證,程度上實現(xiàn)進一步深化,將worse改為better可以表達進一步向“好”的方面轉變。表示“經(jīng)濟上的責任”一般可以用financial duties。與本句類似的例句如下:
At the even worse, the glamour of the honeymoon soon gives way to empty hours in which the newlyweds must find meaning. 更糟糕的是,蜜月的魅力不久就被空洞的日子所取代,在這些日子里新婚夫婦們必須從中尋找到生活的意義。
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Worst of all, they will bring about potential dangers because using fake commodities of inferior quality will cause accidents and endanger consumers' lives. 最糟糕的是,他們會帶來潛在的危險,因為質量低劣的假冒產(chǎn)品會造成事故,危害消費者的生命安全。
His lectures were so fast and what was even worse than that is I didn't learn anything. 他講課講得太快了,更糟糕的是,我什么也沒學到。
To make things worse, threats can turn into deeds. 更糟糕的是,威脅會演變?yōu)樾袆印?
The more terrible thing is that I totally forget that today is my mother's birthday. 更糟糕的是,我完全忘了今天是我媽媽的生日。