go through hell or high water 赴湯蹈火

【講解】

hell本義為“地獄”，比喻“苦難的經歷或事情”，例如:make one's life a hell on earth(使人活受罪）high water本義是“河、湖的高水位”，引申為河水暴漲。go through hell or high water意為“出生人死,經歷重重困難”。

【對話】

A:You still want to go home this Christmas?

A:這個圣誕節你還打算回家嗎？

B:Yes, of course.

B：恩，當然了。

A:It's care for the young people today to be so homewistful.

A:現在的年輕人很少這么戀家。

B:Ours is a very close family, whatever happens to one of them, sickness, money trouble, anything, the rest of them come to help. They'd go through hell or high water for each other.

B:我們家人之間的關系非常密切，不管是誰發生什么事，生病也好，缺錢花也好，無論什么，每個人都會來幫忙。不管家里誰有了困難，大家都會為他赴湯蹈火的。