"shouldn't happen to a dog" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 连狗都不该遭受这样的事

Definition

用来形容一个人经历了非常糟糕或不公平的事，意思是这样的事情连狗都不该遇到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语，稍带传统色彩，通常用于同情某人经历了特别不公平或悲惨的事情。不是字面含义，“狗”用来强调遭遇的不应该。

Examples

What happened to her shouldn't happen to a dog.

她经历的事**连狗都不该遭受这样的事**。

That's so unfair—it shouldn't happen to a dog.

这太不公平了，**连狗都不该遭受这样的事**。

Losing your home like that shouldn't happen to a dog.

像那样失去家**连狗都不该遭受这样的事**。

Honestly, what they went through shouldn't happen to a dog.

说真的，他们经历的事**连狗都不该遭受这样的事**。

After all that trouble, he still lost his job—it shouldn't happen to a dog.

经历了那么多麻烦，他还是丢了工作——**连狗都不该遭受这样的事**。

She was treated so badly—it really shouldn't happen to a dog.

她被对待得那么糟——真的**连狗都不该遭受这样的事**。