錢鐘書說，老年人戀愛，就像老房子著火，沒得救。英文中有個(gè)類似的表達(dá)，也可以用來描述失控的狀態(tài)，就是垃圾箱著火。

Dumpster fire refers to a person, organization, or situation that is hopelessly and disastrously out of control, or something very difficult that nobody wants to deal with.
“垃圾箱著火”指的是某人、某個(gè)機(jī)構(gòu)、或某種情況處于絕望境地，或者處于災(zāi)難性地失控狀態(tài)。也可以指某件事很棘手，沒人想處理。

例句：This project is a complete dumpster fire.
這個(gè)項(xiàng)目完全就是垃圾箱火災(zāi)。

In entertainment or sports, dumpster fire refers to a laughably poor performance usually caused by:
在娛樂或體育領(lǐng)域，“垃圾箱火災(zāi)”指的是表現(xiàn)差得可笑，通常是因?yàn)槿缦略颍?/p>

1. Lack of planning, preparation or talent.
缺少計(jì)劃和準(zhǔn)備，或缺乏人才

2. Random events that effectively sabotage the effort (i.e., technical problems).
足以破壞掉努力的隨機(jī)事件（比如技術(shù)問題）

例句：

Dumpster Fire is the kindest thing I can say about Oakland's game against San Diego.
奧克蘭隊(duì)對(duì)陣圣地亞哥的這場(chǎng)比賽就像一場(chǎng)垃圾箱火災(zāi)，這已經(jīng)是最仁慈的說法了。

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