Treading water 踩水

　　当你在 treading water 时，这就是指你处于停滞阶段，没有发展。

　　今日小常识

　　Euro 2012 is the 14th European Championships. The competition is being joint-hosted by Poland and Ukraine – the first time the tournament has ever been held in either country. 16 teams are taking part in the finals.

　　欧洲杯2012是第14届欧洲足球冠军联赛。这次比赛由波兰和乌克兰联合主办，也是这两个国家首次举办欧洲杯。共有16支球队将参加决赛阶段的竞逐。

　　例句

　　I feel like I’m treading water at work. I feel like I’m never going to get a promotion.

　　I’m not enjoying this degree course any more. I’m just treading water.

　　请注意

　　另一个短语 tread on someone’s toes 的书面意思是踩到了别人的脚趾头，指干涉别人的事情，得罪别人。

　　Alan keeps treading on my toes and doing the rota when it’s supposed to be part of my job.

编辑：张雨

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