如果说某人in deep water那就是说此人陷入困境或处于水深火热之中。
　　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.
　　请注意：另一个短语to open the floodgates意思是打开水闸，打开大门，也可以表示倾诉。
　　例句：
　　The court's decision could open the floodgates for large numbers of other cases involving human rights issues.
　　常识补充：
　　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.
　　尽管佛罗里达州被称为“阳光州”，但这个地区常常受到热带旋风的影响，产生大雨和强风。根据不同的位置和强度,这些风暴有时被称为“台风”和“飓风”。有些时候两天之内降雨量就达到了50厘米，给当地居民的生活造成巨大的影响。

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