【原】“一发不可收拾”用英语怎么说？

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。