"come to this" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 走到这一步

Definition

用于表达惊讶、失望或遗憾，表示事情竟然发展到这个地步，通常是出乎意料或不希望发生的情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达多用于消极或情绪化的场合，通常在一系列倒霉事件之后出现。常见搭配如 'I never thought it would come to this.' 一般用于问题，不用于正面进展。

Examples

How did it come to this?

怎么会**走到这一步**？

I never thought things would come to this.

我从没想到事情会**走到这一步**。

Nobody wanted it to come to this.

没人想让事情**走到这一步**。

It’s sad that our friendship had to come to this.

我们的友谊竟然**走到这一步**，真让人难过。

If only we had talked earlier, maybe it wouldn’t have come to this.

要是我们早点沟通，也许就不会**走到这一步**了。

So this is what it’s come to this—us fighting over nothing.

结果**走到这一步**，我们居然为了一点小事争吵。