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Can of worms Finn: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. Im Finn. Feifei: And Im Feifei. Finn: Worms are great - dont you think theyre really interesting? Feifei: Erm, yeah? Kind of. But whats todays phrase? Finn: Yeah, yeah, yeah, well come to that in a minute. But, did you know earthworms, the kind you normally find in the soil, are both male and female in one body? Feifei: 一只蚯蚓的身体既是公的也是母的 - that is quite interesting. Finn: And if you cut a worm in half - only one part of the worm will die? Feifei: 如果蚯蚓身体末端的一部分被切掉或断掉，剩下的一边一样能存活，而且在一段时间后它自己能复原，也就是说它们的再生能里很强。I knew that. Finn: Its fascinating isnt it? And... earthworms can be really short - from only one millimetre - to a massive three metres! And, another one, worms can... Feifei: Finn, Finn, hang on a second, why are we talking about worms so much? Finn: Sorry, yes, I was doing some research for todays programme... The phrase, today, is - a can of worms! Feifei: Well a can of worms 这个短语用来表达当你开始解决一个问题时，这个问题会带出一连串的其它问题。 | 
