舌尖上的学问

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1、舌尖上的学问　　英语中有不少跟食物有关的短语，可是大多数跟食物本身没有太大的关系，本期我们就一起来看看“舌尖上”的学问吧。　　Mymotheralwaystoldusthereisnousecryingoverspilledmilk.Thatmeansyoushouldnotgetangrywhensomethingbadhappensandcannotbechanged.Peoplesaidmymotherwasagoodegg.Shewouldalwayshelpanyoneinneed.Weneverhadtowalkoneggshe

2、llsaroundher.Wedidnothavetobecarefulaboutwhatwesaidordidbecauseshenevergotangryatus.Shealsotoldusyouhavetobreaksomeeggstomakeanomelet.Thismeansyouhavetodowhatisnecessarytomoveforward.　　Mymotherbelievedyouarewhatyoueat.Agooddietisimportantforgoodhealth.Shewouldalwaysgiveusn

3、utritiousfood.Shelikedservingusmeatandpotatoesfordinner.Meatandpotatoescanalsomeanthemostimportantpartofsomething.Itdescribessomeonewholikessimplethings.Hereisanotherexpressionaboutmeat：oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison.Inotherwords，onepersonmightlikesomethingverymuchwhilea

4、notherpersonmighthatethesamething.　　Myfatherwasalsoagoodandhonestperson.Peoplesaidhewas5thesaltoftheearth.Hewouldneverpoursaltonawound，ormakesomeonefeelworseaboutsomethingthatwasalreadyapainfulexperience.However，sometimeshetoldusastorythatseemedbiggerthanlife.Sowehadtotake

5、itwithagrainofsalt.Thatis，wecouldnotbelieveeverythinghetoldus.　　Myhusbandhasagoodjob.Hemakesenoughmoneytosupportourfamily.Sowesayhebringshomethebacon.Hecancutthemustard，ordowhatisexpectedofhimatwork.Itiseasytofindmyhusbandinacrowd.Hestandsalmosttwometerstall.Heisatalldrink

6、ofwater.　　Itakethetraintowork.Itisnotapleasantridebecausethetraincanbefullofpeople.Itissocrowdedthatwearepackedlikesardines―justlikesmallfishinacan.　　Mysupervisoratworkissometimesouttolunch.Sheisoutoftouchanddoesnotalwaysknowwhatisgoingoninouroffice.Yetsheisrightaboutoneth

7、ing：thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch.Somethingmayappeartobefreeofcharge，buttheremaybeahiddencost.　　Whenwefailtoseeproblemsatwork，mysupervisortellsustowakeupandsmellthecoffee.Weneedtopaymoreattentionandfixtheproblem.　　Ioncemadeabigmistakeattheofficeandfeltfoolish.Ihad5eggonmy

8、face.　　Overtheweekend，myfriendinvitedmetowatchafootballgameontelevision.ButIdonotlikefoot