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1、FoodmetaphorinAmericanEnglish1.TwopeasinapodInspring,peoplewillgrowpeasinthegardenfirstly.Andtheshapeofthepeasinapodissame,soiftherearetwopeoplehavesimilarcharacterortheyareinseparablefriends,Americanwilldescribethemare“twopeasinapod”.2.Fullofbeansapersonful
2、lofenergy3.SpillthebeansIfyouspillthebeans,thatcanbebad,becauseyourevealasecret4.SmallpotatoesPotatoisthemostfamiliarfoodforAmerican,so“smallpotatoes”meansunimportantthings5.HotpotatoesJustcookedpotatoesareveryhot,it’shardtocarrythembyhand,so“hotpotatoes”mea
3、nsatroublesomebusinessthatnoonewanttotakepart6.CouchpotatoesAlotofpeopleliketowatchTVinthesofaallday,theydon’tdoanythingsandsports.Thesepeoplearecalled“couchpotatoes”.7.YoucannotsqueezebloodoutofaturnipIfapersondon’twanttodosomethingorimpracticabletodosometh
4、ing,youcan’tgetanythingfromhim/her.8.AscoolasacucumberCucumberiscoolfood,so“ascoolasacucumber”meansapersonneverbeworriedaboutandhe/shecankeephishead9.InapickleAfteracucumberbesoakedinvinegar,itbecomesasourcucumber,thatmeansyouareintrouble.10.WalkoneggshellEg
5、giseasytotrampdown,soifyouwalkoneggshell,thatmeansyourunscaredandworryaboutmakingmistakes1.Youcan’tmakeomelettewithoutbreakingeggsManypeopleliketoeatomeletteinbreakfast.Themethodtomakeanomeletteisbreakinganegg,thanputintovarietalingredientsandfriedthem.Thenr
6、ollup.Soifyouwanttomakeanomelette,youmustbreakanegg,thatmeansifonelosesomethinghere,hemightgainssomething2.Hadeggonmyfaceloseface,becomealaughingstock,Imagedamaged3.MeatandpotatoesMeatandpotatoesarefullofnutrition,soitmeansanimportantpartofsomething.Butitals
7、ocanbedescribedapersonwholikesimplematter.4.Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoisonSomethingwholikesverymuch,andmaybesomeonehatesverymuch.5.BringhomethebaconAculturedAmericanbreakfasthasbacon,thiskindofsaltmeatisnotcheap.Soifsomeone“bringhomethebacon”,thatmeansthis
8、personcanearnenoughmoneytosupportafamily.6.Breadwinner(1)someonewhoshouldsupporthis/herfamily(2)whocanearnmoneyandsupportoneself7.WakeupandsmellthecoffeeIfanAmericandoesn’tfindthemistakeinhis/he
