如果說某人in deep water那就是說此人陷入困境或處于水深火熱之中。
　　例句：
　　1. We’re going to be in deep water if the bank can’t authorize our loan.
　　2. I'll be in deep water unless I pass all three exams.
　　3. She left her brother’s laptop on the train! She’s really going to be in deep water with him.
　　請注意：另一個(gè)短語to open the floodgates意思是打開水閘，打開大門，也可以表示傾訴。
　　例句：
　　The court's decision could open the floodgates for large numbers of other cases involving human rights issues.
　　常識補(bǔ)充：
　　Although Florida is known as the ‘Sunshine State’, it is often affected by tropical cyclones ? weather systems which produce heavy rain and strong winds. Depending on the location and strength, these storms are sometimes called typhoons or hurricanes. Sometimes nearly 50cm of rain could fall in just two days, causing chaos for the people living there.
　　盡管佛羅里達(dá)州被稱為“陽光州”，但這個(gè)地區(qū)常常受到熱帶旋風(fēng)的影響，產(chǎn)生大雨和強(qiáng)風(fēng)。根據(jù)不同的位置和強(qiáng)度,這些風(fēng)暴有時(shí)被稱為“臺風(fēng)”和“颶風(fēng)”。有些時(shí)候兩天之內(nèi)降雨量就達(dá)到了50厘米，給當(dāng)?shù)鼐用竦纳�活造成巨大的影響�?/p>
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