Words and their stories: food expressions
<p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="WORDS">WORDS</span> <span word="AND">AND</span> <span word="THEIR">THEIR</span> <span word="STORIES">STORIES</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Elenir">Elenir</span> <span word="Scardueli">Scardueli</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="listener">listener</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="spilled">spilled</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="eggshells">eggshells</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="omelet">omelet</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="nutritious">nutritious</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. <span word="Meat">Meat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>: <span word="one">one</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wound">wound</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p>
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