Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself.But many of（1）

them

them

have unpleasant meanings.The expression "to be in hot water" is one of them.It is a very old expression."To be in hot water" was used 500 years ago to（2）

mean

mean

being in trouble.One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies who attacked a castle（城堡）.That no longer happens.But we still get in "hot water".When we are in "hot water"，we are in（3）

trouble

trouble

.It can be any kind of trouble，serious or not so serious.A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police.A young boy can be in hot water with his mother（4）

if

if

he walks in the house with dirty shoes.
    Being in "deep water" is（5）

almost

almost

the same as being in hot water.When you are in deep water，you are in a（6）

difficult

difficult

situation.Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head.You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that is nearly impossible to solve.You think hard about（7）

how

how

you can get yourself out of such big trouble.You can be in deep water，for example，if you invest in stocks（投資股票） without knowing anything about the stock market.
    "Throwing cold water" is also an expression that deals with ideas or proposals（提議）.If a person throws cold water on your idea or proposal，it means he or she doesn't like the idea.For example，you want to buy a new car（8）

for

for

your wife because there is something wrong with her old one.But your wife throws cold water on the idea because she says a new car costs too much.
    Above all， "water expressions" are everywhere in our life.We can put these useful expressions into real conversations.