英语里有好些习惯用语都和“水: water”这个字有关系。例如:hot water,cold water or deep water。在英语里用这些词汇组成的习惯用语就和水一样普遍。但是,它们都有一个共同的特点,那就是它们一般都含有贬意。
In hot water的意思并不是“在热水中”,它的确切意思是指某人或某些人遇到非常麻烦的问题了。举个例子来说吧:
例句-1:"Joe is really in hot water now -- his girl friend just found out he's seeing another woman."
这句话的意思是:“乔伊现在可是难办了,因为他的女朋友最近发现他另外还有一个女朋友。”
例句-2:"That movie actor tried to cheat on his income tax, but he got caught and now he's in hot water with the government."
这是说:“那个电影演员想在缴纳所得税的时候弄虚作假,可是给税务局发现了。现在,他可麻烦了。”
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