Making gender matters even worse, men's success is viewed not just in absolute terms, but often in comparison to their wives'.

制造性别差异化甚至会带来更糟的结果。男性的成功不仅会被用绝对的数字来衡量，而且还常被拿来和他们的妻子作比较。

" Well, Mac needn't kick me, for I was only..." began the culprit, innocently trying to make a bad matter worse.

“好吧，麦克不必踢我，因为我只是… … ”罪魁祸首开始了，天真地想让事情变得更糟。