今日小常识

　　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 common.

　　在英语里，当人们在谈论船舶时，常会用女性“她”或“她的”来指某支船,而不用动物“它”或“它的”。有时候，人们也会用女“她”来特指一辆汽车。

　　当大家都坐在同一条船上的时候 in the same boat, 这就意味着所有人处境相同。

　　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.

　　请注意

　　另一个短语 to miss the boat 的意思是坐失良机，机会已经失去了。

　　例句

　　I wanted tickets to see Adele but by the time I went online they were already sold out. I missed the boat.

编辑：张雨

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