Gone like hot cakes?
<p><span word="Gone">Gone</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>?</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Tickets">Tickets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="list">list</span>.” <span word="Why">Why</span> “<span word="like">like</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>”? <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="list">list</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Tickets">Tickets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="received">received</span>. <span word="The">The</span> “<span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="list">list</span>” <span word="confirms">confirms</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="queuing">queuing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>, <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="queue">queue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> – <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="batch">batch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="available">available</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="listing">listing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="list">list</span>.</p><p><span word="Safe">Safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="like">like</span> “<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>”.</p><p>“<span word="Hot">Hot</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>. <span word="Selling">Selling</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>. <span word="Cakes">Cakes</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oven">oven</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Mama">Mama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bao">bao</span> <span word="zi">zi</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enquire">enquire</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>.</p>
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