Mr Kans popularity ratings， already abysmal， may now sink further.
菅直人原本糟糕透顶的支持率现在更是一落千丈。

Unsurprisingly， Mr Kans proposal went down like a cup of cold rice gruel.
菅直人的提议像一碗冷粥一样让人失望。

The continual disarray in Japanese politics threatens to make Kans attempts to reform the economy even more difficult.
政治上的混乱给菅直人进行经济改革带来了更大的困难。