tā / běn lái / zhǐ shì / ǒu ěr / chí dào / xiàn zài / què / biàn běn jiā lì / tiān tiān / kuàng gōng他本来只是偶尔迟到,现在却变本加厉,天天旷工。He was only late occasionally before, but now he has become even worse and skips work every day.