In the same boat 同舟共濟
It's 100 years since the Titanic set sail on her ill-fated maiden voyage.
今日短語
In the same boat 同舟共濟
例句
今日小常識
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.
在英語裡，船舶常被稱為女性的 『 她 』 和 『 她的 』, 而不是 『 它 』 和 『 它的 』 。有時人們也會稱汽車為『她』。
當大家都坐在同一條船上的時候 in the same boat, 這就意味著所有人都處於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.
請注意
另一個短語to miss the boat 有著不同的含義，它的意思是坐失良機，機會已經失去了。
I wanted tickets to see Adele but by the time I went online they were already sold out. I missed the boat.
