add insult to injury雪上加霜

把最难堪的一晚说成一种资历，自尊和崩溃同时在场。

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

向人倾诉刚熬过的难关时用；对不熟的人这样说会显得夸张。

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

中性

been through 连读，worst 重读，of my life 轻收。

I have been through the worst deadline of my life. 我刚经历了一生中最要命的截稿期。

三个词就完成了认输，cut it 把才华耗尽说得又短又狠。

can no longer cut it

承认自己撑不住或不够格时用；对上司说会直接影响饭碗。

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

口语

no longer 连读，cut it 短促一顿，my darling 放柔。

After months of training, he admitted he could no longer cut it. 练了几个月，他承认自己再也撑不下去了。

骂着人却夸着手艺，一句话就把嫉妒写活了。

even ... well

咬牙切齿承认对手确实强时用；正式场合这句脏话绝不能出口。

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

口语

Little son of a 连读，bitch 重读，even types well 带过。

The rookie even handles the press well, damn him. 这新人居然连应付媒体都这么在行，真气人。

先砸出最脏的评价，再用一句自嘲收尾，把失败全揽到自己头上。

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

自嘲作品失败、把火气全撒在自己身上时用；正式场合别用 shit 这个词。

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

口语

total shit 两个词都重读，Because 前稍停，written out 连读收得干脆。

My last pitch was total shit. Because I am out of ideas. 我上次那个提案简直是垃圾，因为我没点子了。

不夸一句好，只把最坏的导演都搬出来，夸得又狠又含蓄。

Even X couldn't hurt it.

夸某作品底子太硬、经得起折腾时用；对同事的初稿别这么说会显得敷衍。

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

中性

Even a 连读，gifted 重读，couldn't hurt it 一口气带过，语气故意轻描淡写。

Even a first-time editor couldn't hurt that script. 就算让新手剪辑来剪，那个本子也不至于被毁。