语法总结
so ... that ...
things got so bad that... 和 his diet was so strict that... 都用 so...that... 表达“如此……以至于……”，很适合写结果被逼出来的感觉。
相似句：
- He was so hungry that he ate the whole cake.
- The box was so heavy that I could not lift it.
宾语从句承接解释
he explained that... 和 when I asked him what he was doing... 都是在叙事里用宾语从句补出人物的理由和真实想法。
相似句：
- She said that she had hidden the chocolates.
- I asked him what he wanted to eat.
as ... as ever
still as fat as ever 表示“还是像往常一样胖”，用来强调状态完全没有改善，本课的幽默感也由此加强。
相似句：
- After all that training, he was as lazy as ever.
- She came back as cheerful as ever.