Odie的英语课 431 报刊常用成语 3 In hot water

426~430 复习nice 做得好的，干得好的，出色的Nice one! 好样的！太好了！真棒！Nice shot! 好球！好照片！nice（正式）细微的，微妙的a nice distinction / nice distinctions 细微的区别，微妙的区别a nice distinction between A and B A和B之间的细微区别a nice distinction between these two words 这两个词之间的细微区别Nice work if you can get it. 容易赚钱的事人人都愿意做。能有这样的好事就好了。on a knife-edge 形势难料，结果未明；（人）处于紧张焦虑的状态The future of this company is on a knife-edge. 这家公司前途难料/岌岌可危。I'm (I am) on a knife-edge. 我很紧张。hang by a thread 千钧一发，危在旦夕，岌岌可危The future of this company hangs by a thread. 这家公司的前途岌岌可危。Her life is hanging by a thread. 她目前生命垂危。Her life hung by a thread. 她当时生命垂危。这节课继续还在麻烦中——in hot water陷入困境，遇到麻烦请大家和我读三遍in hot water动词可搭配 be动词 be in hot water也可以说 get into hot water举个例子，某个很大的场合，他迟到了，（让自己陷入）很大麻烦，可以说：He got into hot water for being late.他因迟到而陷入困境。for... 因为，由于* 表示原因的 because 和 for 的区别：because 后面跟完整的句子，for 后面跟词或词组，比如这句里的 for being late 因为迟到，for 后面要用名词或动词ing形式。（being late 是词组）这句话如果用 because 就这么说 He got into hot water because he's late. （He's late. 是句子）请大家和我读三遍He got into hot water for being late.