Grammar : Idioms about water
【明報專訊】Dr Panda: MoMo, have you seen Bill lately? He seems to be struggling with his grades.
MoMo: Yeah, I noticed. He's in deep water with his assignments and tests piling up.
Dr Panda: I tried to help him with his math homework, but it's like water off a duck's back. He just doesn't seem to grasp the concepts.
MoMo: Poor Bill. Sometimes he feels like a fish out of water with some challenging concepts, but he refuses to ask others or teachers.
Dr Panda: If you would like to really help him, I guess you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. He has to put in the effort himself.
MoMo: True. If he keeps procrastinating, it'll only muddy the water further for him academically.
■English highway
(See the table 2)
■Gear up
Fill in the blanks with an idiom mentioned above.
(Answer on next text)
1. Being the only vegetarian at the barbecue, she felt like a __________ among all meat-lovers.
■Glossary
pile (sth) up (phr v) 堆積起來
procrastinate (v) 拖延
apparent (adj) 顯著的
ultimately (adv) 根本上
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[Smarties' Power English 第439期]
