我对你的景仰
如滔滔江水，连绵不绝，
又犹如
黄河泛滥，
一发不可收拾……
这句经典的台词，
大家一定都听说过。
那么问题来了，“一发不可收拾”用英语该怎么说？
今天我们来学习一个比较地道的说法：
one thing leads to another
来看一下权威的解释：
One action has triggered others, especially those that are unplanned or unforeseen.
一个行动引发了其他行动，尤其指那些本来没有计划或意料之外的行动。
来看两个例句：
I kept spending more and more money until I was broke. You know how one thing leads to another.
我花钱越来越猛，最后终于破产了。一发不可收拾，你懂的。
At first, we were just talking a little, but one thing led to another, and he asked me out.
一开始，我们只是聊了一会儿，但接着一发不可收拾，我和他约会了。
在美剧《摩登家庭》S06E04中，Phil一家因为屋子要除霉，就暂住在一间小旅馆里，妈妈Claire实在受不了，要单独住在隔壁的空房里：
Phil: Your mother’s leaving us. She’s found another room that makes her happy.
Claire: Okay, look, I needed a little space, and there was a room that opened up down the hall.
Phil: Then one thing led to another. Spare us, Claire.
-你们母亲要离开我们了，她找到了另一个可以让她快乐的房间。
-听着，我需要一些空间，而正好那边有一个房间空出来了。
-然后就一发不可收拾了！你走吧 ，克莱尔。
要表示这个意思，还可以用一个高级词汇：
escalate /ˈeskəleɪt/
v.（使）事态严重，也可以翻译成“事态升级，控制不住”等。例如：
His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
他失业后，经济问题进一步恶化。
