一日一成语【15】in the same boat

in the same boat

同乘一条船的人在很大程度上要经历同样的命运，他们或是一路顺风，大家一起平安地到达目的地；或是一起经受风浪，乃致遭受船毁人亡的厄运。因此，in the same boat这个成语便用来形容处于同一境遇，面临同样危险的人。我们汉语中的“同舟共济”和这个英语成语可以说是同出一辙。介词in也可以用on：

Talking to the employees, the boss emphasized that they were in the same boat; if everyone worked hard, the firm would survive; otherwise it would have to close down.
在对雇员们讲话时，老板强调说，他们是同舟共济的，如果大家好好地干，公司尚能生存，否则，公司只能倒闭。

Nearly all the pupils found chemistry especially difficult this term. After the exam, they felt that they were on the same boat.
几乎所有的学生感到这学期化学课特别难，考试以后，大家都感到同一命运。

Hitler’s aggressive policy put all the European countries on the same boat. So they decided to form an alliance to cope with the manace.
希特勒的侵略政策使所有欧洲国家面临同样的险境，于是他们决定建立同盟以抵御威胁。