美国习惯用语-第784:房子太大
<p>有人说，没人会嫌自己的房子太大。我不同意。我的一个朋友，本来房子大小合适，可她非要换大房子。结果搬进了大房子，空余空间太大，只好继续花钱买家具、装修，而且要花好多时间清扫、保养。这下，钱花了，可她却更不高兴了。</p><p>这个过程，可以用一个习惯用语来形容，那就是：<span word="a">a</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>. <span word="Vicious">Vicious</span>指“恶意的”“恶毒的”，<span word="circle">circle</span>则是“循环”的意思。所以，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>就是指“恶性循环”。</p><p>比如我刚才说到的那个朋友，她嫌房子小，搬进大房子，可住进大房子，又要继续花钱花时间。前前后后的事情相互关联，而总体趋势是越来越差。</p><p>下面这段话中的这个人也和我的朋友一样，本来预想得不错，结果却让人失望。我们一起来听听：</p><p>例句-1：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sales">Sales</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p>这段话是说：我以前总抱怨活得不够舒适自在，为此我去念了个硕士学位，多学了一些工作上要用的东西。很快，我就被提升为销售主任了。可是这带来了更多的工作，包括经常出差。我休闲放松的时间变得特别少。真是恶性循环。我现在的生活比以前更惨。</p>
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