to add insult to injury/to add fuel to the fire抱薪救火
In the last years of the Warring States period (战国, 475-221BC), the State of Qin (秦国) attacked the State of Wei (魏国) on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the State of Wei was too weak to defend itself.
战国末期,秦国向魏国接连发动大规模的进攻,魏国无力抵抗,
food handed out in contempt嗟来之食
One year during the Spring and Autumn Period (春秋时期,770-476 BC), there was a the Qi State (齐国) was severely strickend by a famine.
春秋时代,有一年齐国发生大饥荒。
Qian Ao (qián ào 黔敖), a very rich but arrogant man took the occasion to showcase his generosity through preparing food by the roadside and