VOA一分钟英语：From the frying pan and into the fire

From the frying pan and into the fire 刚出油锅 又入火坑
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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》。
A frying pan is used to cook food in very hot oil.
平底锅是用热油来烹饪食物的。
But what does it mean to go from the frying pan and into the fire?
那么，from the frying pan and into the fire是什么意思呢?
James is really not happy.
詹姆斯真的很不高兴。
What is the problem this time?
这次又出了什么问题?
He complained that his office was too noisy and too bright.
他抱怨他的办公室太吵太亮。
Where did they move him?
他们把他挪哪儿去了?
Downstairs in the basement with no windows, no people.He hates it.
楼下的地下室，没有窗户，没有人。他讨厌这样。
Sounds like he went from the frying pan and into the fire.
听起来他好像刚出油锅又入火坑。
To go from the frying pan and into the fire means you have left a bad situation only to find yourself in an even worse situation.
To go from the frying pan and into the fire意思是，你刚摆脱了一个糟糕的处境，却发现自己处于更糟的情况。
You thought things were going to improve, but the opposite happened.
你以为情况会有所好转，但事与愿违。