Words and their stories: food expressions, part II
<p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="food">food</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="from">from</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="loaves">loaves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="baked">baked</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="bags">bags</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breadwinner">breadwinner</span>.</p><p><span word="Bread">Bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> – <span word="like">like</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>.</p><p><span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loaf">loaf</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="buttered">buttered</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="toasted">toasted</span>. <span word="Toast">Toast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="brown">brown</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="toast">toast</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Cakes">Cakes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="topping">topping</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="icing">icing</span>. <span word="Icing">Icing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p>
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