add insult to injury雪上加霜

把最難堪的一晚說成一種資歷，自尊和崩潰同時在場。

I have been through the worst ... of my life

向人傾訴剛熬過的難關時用；對不熟的人這樣說會顯得誇張。

I have just lived through the worst night of my career. ／ That was the roughest evening I can remember.

中性

been through 連讀，worst 重讀，of my life 輕收。

I have been through the worst deadline of my life. 我剛經歷了一生中最要命的截稿期。

三個詞就完成了認輸，cut it 把才華耗盡說得又短又狠。

can no longer cut it

承認自己撐不住或不夠格時用；對上司說會直接影響飯碗。

I just cannot cut it anymore. ／ I am no longer up to it.

口語

no longer 連讀，cut it 短促一頓，my darling 放柔。

After months of training, he admitted he could no longer cut it. 練了幾個月，他承認自己再也撐不下去了。

罵著人卻誇著手藝，一句話就把嫉妒寫活了。

even ... well

咬牙切齒承認對手確實強時用；正式場合這句髒話絕不能出口。

The little brat even writes well. ／ Even his typing is flawless, damn him.

口語

Little son of a 連讀，bitch 重讀，even types well 帶過。

The rookie even handles the press well, damn him. 這新人居然連應付媒體都這麼在行，真氣人。

先砸出最髒的評價，再用一句自嘲收尾，把失敗全攬到自己頭上。

X was total shit! Because I'm written out.

自嘲作品失敗、把火氣全撒在自己身上時用；正式場合別用 shit 這個詞。

The play was pure garbage, and it is because I am finished. ／ It stank, and the reason is I have nothing left.

口語

total shit 兩個詞都重讀，Because 前稍停，written out 連讀收得乾脆。

My last pitch was total shit. Because I am out of ideas. 我上次那個提案簡直是垃圾，因為我沒點子了。

不誇一句好，只把最壞的導演都搬出來，誇得又狠又含蓄。

Even X couldn't hurt it.

誇某作品底子太硬、經得起折騰時用；對同事的初稿別這麼說會顯得敷衍。

Even a terrible director could not ruin it. ／ A genius director would not make it any worse.

中性

Even a 連讀，gifted 重讀，couldn't hurt it 一口氣帶過，語氣故意輕描淡寫。

Even a first-time editor couldn't hurt that script. 就算讓新手剪輯來剪，那個本子也不至於被毀。