happen vi. 1.发生,〔口语〕出现。 2.〔后接不定式〕偶然…,碰巧… (to do)。 Do you happen to remember his name 你还记得他的名字吗? If anything should happen to me ... 万一我有不幸…。 It (so) happened that... 偶然,…碰巧。 No matter what [whatever] happens 不管发生什么事,不管出现甚么情况。 as it happens 碰巧 (As it happens, I have left the book at home. 偏巧我把书放在家里了)。 be likely to happen 可能要发生。 happen in 〔美国〕偶然到…(来)。 happen in with 偶然和…碰见。 happen on [upon] 偶然看到[碰到、想到]。 happen what may 无论发生甚么事,不管怎样。
worse adj. 〔bad, ill 的比较级〕(opp. better)更坏,还要坏;病情(更重)。 He is worse today. 他今天病况更坏了。 a change for the worse 变坏,趋向坏的方面的变化。 grow rapidly worse 越来越坏。 He is none the worse for it. 虽然这样他倒一点也不在乎[没有什么]。 (and) what is worse = worse than all = to make the matter worse 更坏的是。 be the worse for drink 喝醉。 be the worse for wear (衣服)穿旧,破旧。 be worse off 经济情况更不好,更拮据。 be worse than one's word 不守约。 one's worse half 〔戏谑语〕丈夫〔妻子叫 better half〕。 adv. 〔badly, ill 的比较级〕更坏,较坏,还要坏;更厉害,更猛烈。 behave worse than ever 行为日愈恶劣。 go farther and fare worse 每况愈下。 none the worse 并不更差;还是,仍旧 (I like him none the worse for being outspoken. 他说话虽然不客气但我仍然喜欢他)。 think none the worse of 还是尊重,仍然尊敬。 n. 更坏的事情[情况];〔the worse〕更坏的方面,损失,失败,不利。 There is worse to tell. 还有更坏的事情。 do worse 做更坏[更荒唐]的事情。 for better (or) for worse 祸福与共;不论变好变坏。 for the worse 向坏的方面,更坏,恶化。 go from bad to worse 越发变坏,越发恶化,变本加厉。 have the worse 失败,输。 put (sb.) to the worse 打败,击败。 turn for the worse 恶化。
The worse things happen at sea that tells people not to worry too much about their problems “更糟糕的事情是发生在海上”告诉人不要太担心问题。
" the butcher hasn ' t delivered the joint , " said mrs jones , " so i ' ll have to open a tin of something . " " never mind , " said her husband . " worse things happen at sea . “卖肉的没把牛腿肉送来, ”琼斯太太说, “我们只好开一听罐头了。 ” “没啥, ”她丈夫说: “情况还可以,不算太糟。 ”