用“water”竟可以表达不愉快
<p><span word="Expressions">Expressions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span>.</p><p>关于水的表达几乎和水本身一样常见，但很多含有水的表达却有不愉快之意。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="Hot">Hot</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="boiling">boiling</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="castle">castle</span>.</p><p>英语中有<span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span>（遇到麻烦；陷于困境）的表达。实际上，早在500年前，英文中便出现了<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span>的说法，用来指&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;困境。据说这样的用法起源于古代，当敌人袭击一座城堡时，城堡里的人会将滚烫的开水泼向敌人。</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>--<span word="serious">serious</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span>, <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>.</p><p>现在这样的传统不复存在了，但我们仍会<span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span>（惹上麻烦）。当我们使用<span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span>的表达方式时，表明我们遇到了麻烦。它可能是任何种类的麻烦：严重的、没那么严重的。违法者可能会与警察闹纠纷；一个男孩子如果穿着脏兮兮、湿漉漉的鞋子进家门，会给妈妈惹很多麻烦。</p>
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