歌词
Now, the VOA
现在是美国之音
Special English program
慢速英语节目
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
单词与他们的故事
We present more
我们现在又更多的
expressions about food.
关于食物的表达
They are from Elenir Scardueli,
他们是从
a listener in Brazil.
一位巴西的听众
My mother always told us
我妈妈总是告诉我们
there is no use crying
哭是没用的（后面那个是spilt ）
over spilled milk.
唉呀 这是一句话怎么分开了，：为了撒掉的牛奶哭泣是没有的。就是说:事已至此,徒悲无益
That means you should not
哪意味着 你不应该
get angry when something
当 （下面那句）时生气
bad happens
发生坏的事情
and cannot be changed.
却又无法改变
People said my mother
大家都说我妈妈
was a good egg.
是个好人
She would always
她总是在
help anyone in need.
给予帮助在别人需要时
We never had to walk
我们根本无需
on eggshells around her.
在她周围小心翼翼地
We did not have to be careful
我们不用异常谨慎，
about what we said or did
在说话和做事时
because she never got angry at us.
因为她从来不生我们的气
She also told us you have to
她还教我们
break some eggs to make an omelet.
有所得必有所失
This means you have to do
意思是要有
what is necessary to move forward.
长远眼光
My mother believed
妈妈认为
you are what you eat.
食如其人
A good diet is important
良好的饮食习惯很重要
for good health.
对健康
She would always give us
她总是让我们
nutritious food.
吃营养丰富的食物。
She liked serving us meat
她喜欢给我们吃肉
and potatoes for dinner.
和土豆在晚餐时
Meat and potatoes can also mean
肉和土豆还代表
the most important part of something.
事物最重要的部分。
It describes someone
也可用来指一个
who likes simple things.
喜欢简单事物的人。
Here is another expression
另一个短语是
about meat: one man's meat
和肉有关的：甲之蜜糖，
is another man's poison.
乙之砒霜
In other words, one person might
换句话说，一个人可能
like something very much
非常喜欢某样东西，
while another person
而另一个人
might hate the same thing.
却非常讨厌这种东西。
My father was also a good
爸爸也是一个诚实
and honest person.
又善良的人。
People said he was the salt
人们说他是好人
of the earth.
、栋梁。
He would never pour salt
他绝不会撒盐
on a wound, or make someone
在别人的伤口上 ，或让某人
feel worse about something
关于什么事情感到更加的悲伤
that was already
这已经是
a painful experience.
一个痛苦的经历
However, sometimes
然而，有时
he told us a story that
他会给我们讲一些
seemed bigger than life.
脱离生活的故事
So we had to take it
因此，我们必须
with a grain of salt.
加以分析
That is, we could not
也就是说，我们不能
believe everything he told us.
对他一味相信。
My husband has a good job.
我丈夫有个很好的工作
He makes enough money
他赚很多的钱
to support our family.
来支撑我们的家庭
So we say he brings home the bacon.
所以我们说 他挣钱养家
He can cut the mustard,
他能在工作上达到要求
or do what is expected of him at work.
或在工作中的预期。
It is easy to find my husband
中很容易找到我老公
in a crowd.
在人群
He stands almost two meters tall.
身高近两米，
He is a tall drink of water.
他是个大块头
I take the train to work.
我乘火车去上班，
It is not a pleasant ride
这可不是个愉快的旅程，
because the train
因为火车
can be full of people.
那上满是人。
It is so crowded that
那是如此的拥挤
we are packed like sardines
火车上的人挤得像沙丁鱼
– just like small fish in a can.
就像罐子里的小鱼。
My supervisor at work
我的上司
is sometimes out to lunch.
有时候神志不清
She is out of touch
会犯迷糊，
and does not always know
总是不知道
what is going on in our office.
办公室发生了什么。
Yet she is right about one thing:
不过她在一件事上是对的，
there is no such thing
天下没有
as a free lunch.
免费的午餐
Something may appear
当某事看起来
to be free of charge,
像是免费的
but there may be a hidden cost.
但是那里有些隐藏的花费
When we fail to see problems
当我们看不到问题时，
at work, my supervisor tells us
在工作中的，上司就告诉我们
to wake up and smell the coffee.
清醒点
We need to pay more attention
我们需要注意力更集中些，
and fix the problem.
来解决问题。
I once made a big mistake
我曾犯下大错
at the office and felt foolish.
在办公室，感到很蠢
I had egg on my face.
，感到很难堪
Over the weekend,
周末
my friend invited me to watch
我朋友请我看
a football game on television.
电视上的足球赛，
But I do not like football.
但我不喜欢足球，
It is not my cup of tea.
足球不是我的所爱
We hope this program
我们希望这个节目
has given you food for thought,
能给你一些精神食粮
that is, something to think about.
让你有所思考。
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专辑信息
1.Clothes
4.Baseball
6.Hit
7.City
9.Gamble
11.Make Money
12.Monkeys
18.Santa Claus
20.In the Red
23.Cold
24.Colors
25.Heart 1
26.Heart 2
27.Gold