Before the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao was very powerful. And before Liu Bei became emperor, he was forced to rely on his relative Liu Biao and stationed in Xinye. But Liu Bei was an ambitious person who did not want to stay under someone else for a long time. At this time, Xu Shu recommended Zhuge Liang to him, saying that Zhuge Liang was a rare and talented person.
In order to invite Zhuge Liang to assist him, Liu Bei personally visited his thatched cottage (Ancient Longzhong in Xiangyang) three times. Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was very sincere and finally agreed to meet with him. Liu Bei consulted him on many methods of governing the country. Zhuge Liang carefully analyzed the situation at that time and suggested that Liu Bei first occupy Jingzhou, so that he could have the opportunity to stand on equal footing with Cao Cao and Sun Quan and resist each other.
Liu Bei greatly appreciated Zhuge Liang's insights, and his feelings towards him gradually deepened. He even said to his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, "With Zhuge Liang's assistance, it's like a fish in water." Liu Bei's deep love for Zhuge Liang even caused dissatisfaction among Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. After Zhuge Liang came out to be the military counsellor, he achieved many remarkable feats, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also admired Zhuge Liang from the bottom of their hearts.
The literal meaning of the idiom is like a fish in water, metaphorically referring to finding someone who is very compatible with oneself or an environment that is very suitable for oneself. The idiom “Like a fish in water” is widely used in daily life and the workplace.
Career development: describe someone who performs well due to job matching after changing jobs;
Interpersonal relationship: Refers to the state of tacit understanding and mutual understanding between friends or partners;
Learning and growth: When students excel in their subjects, their learning motivation and grades improve synchronously.
This idiom still has vitality today because it reveals the essential laws of interaction between the environment and individuals behind success, reminding people to value the coordination and unity between themselves and external conditions.
三国时期前，曹操的实力很强大。刘备在还没有做皇帝之前，被迫依附于亲戚刘表的军队阵容，并且驻守新野这地方。可是刘备是个胸怀大志的人，他并不想长久寄人篱下，正好这个时候徐庶向他推荐诸葛亮了，说诸葛亮是个难得的好人才。
为了请诸葛亮辅佐自己，刘备曾经三次亲自到他住的茅庐(今襄阳古隆中，)拜访他，诸葛亮看到刘备非常诚恳，最后才同意与刘备见面。刘备向他请教许多治理国家的方法，诸葛亮仔细分析了当时的形势，建议刘备先占据荆州，这样才能有机会和曹操、孙权鼎足而立，互相抗衡。
刘备很欣赏诸葛亮的见解，而且和诸葛亮的感情逐渐加深，高兴的刘备甚至对结拜兄弟关羽及张飞两人说：“我得到诸葛亮的辅助，就好像鱼得了水一样。”刘备对诸葛亮的厚爱甚至引起了关羽和张飞的不满，诸葛亮出山后，屡建奇绩，关羽和张飞二人也打心底里佩服起诸葛亮来。
“如鱼得水”这一成语字面的意思是好像鱼儿得到了水一样，比喻得到跟自己非常投合的人或对自己很适合的环境。“如鱼得水”广泛用于生活与职场：
职业发展：描述某人跳槽后因岗位匹配而表现出色；
人际关系：比喻好友或伴侣间心灵相通的默契状态；
学习成长：学生遇到擅长学科时学习动力与成绩同步提升。
这一成语至今仍具生命力，因其揭示了成功背后环境与个体互动的本质规律，提醒人们重视自身与外界条件的协调统一。
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