In the same boat 同舟共濟(jì)
It's 100 years since the Titanic set sail on her ill-fated maiden voyage.
In the same boat 同舟共濟(jì)
今日小常識(shí)
Boats and ships are often referred to as 'she' and 'her' rather than 'it' and 'its'. Sometimes people do the same thing with cars, but it's less usual.
在英語里，船舶常被稱為女性的“她”和“她的”,而不是“它”和“它的”。有時(shí)人們也會(huì)稱汽車為“她”。
當(dāng)大家都坐在同一條船上的時(shí)候 in the same boat, 這就意味著所有人都處于同樣的不樂觀的境況。
例句
Youth unemployment is so high in Europe at the moment but everyone's in the same boat – no-one can find a job.
The whole class came down with chicken pox on a school trip. It completely ruined the holiday but at least all the children were in the same boat.
There were hundreds of us waiting to get a visa from the embassy. Knowing everyone was in the same boat was made the long wait easier.
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)短語to miss the boat 有著不同的含義，它的意思是坐失良機(jī)，機(jī)會(huì)已經(jīng)失去了。
I wanted tickets to see Adele but by the time I went online they were already sold out. I missed the boat.
