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听材料，回答问题。 Hello, I'm Brian Lin. Now you're listening to the English Learning Program, Words and Their Stories. Today we're going to talk about potatoes. Potatoes have been around for a very long time. In the food magazine Bon Appetit, Sam Dean writes about the beginnings of the potato. He explains that the common white potato came from Peru at least 7,000 years ago. These days, most countries use a type of potato in their cooking. For people who like meat, you have not lived until you have eaten a baked potato covered with melted cheese and crispy bacon. And speaking of meat on top of potatoes, we do have an expression related to it. Meat and potatoes. If someone is a meat and potatoes kind of person, they prefer simple life. They are not interested in fancy goods, complex emotions or things alike. Okay, as you know, a cooked potato can stay hot for a long time. And therefore comes the expression hot potato. When you describe something as a hot potato, you're saying it's difficult to deal with and you want to get rid of it as soon as possible. Because it's too hot to hold. We also have small potatoes, which means unimportant people or things. But we do not say big potatoes for important ones. English is funny that way. That's today's Words and Their Stories. Have a nice day! Hello, I'm Brian Lin. Now you're listening to the English Learning Program, Words and Their Stories. Today we're going to talk about potatoes. Potatoes have been around for a very long time. In the food magazine Bon Appetit, Sam Dean writes about the beginnings of the potato. He explains that the common white potato came from Peru at least 7,000 years ago. These days, most countries use a type of potato in their cooking. For people who like meat, you have not lived until you have eaten a baked potato covered with melted cheese and crispy bacon. And speaking of meat on top of potatoes, we do have an expression related to it. Meat and potatoes. If someone is a meat and potatoes kind of person, they prefer simple life. They are not interested in fancy goods, complex emotions or things alike. Okay, as you know, a cooked potato can stay hot for a long time. And therefore comes the expression hot potato. When you describe something as a hot potato, you're saying it's difficult to deal with and you want to get rid of it as soon as possible. Because it's too hot to hold. We also have small potatoes, which means unimportant people or things. But we do not say big potatoes for important ones. English is funny that way. That's today's Words and Their Stories. Have a nice day! （1） Who is Bryan Lynn? A . An English teacher. B . A radio host. C . A food magazine editor. （2） What do we know about the white potato? A . It came from Peru. B . It has a history of 700 years. C . It's a special type of potato. （3） What does a meat-and-potatoes kind of person prefer? A . Fancy goods. B . Simple things. C . Complex emotions. （4） What can be described as a "hot potato"? A . A troublesome thing. B . An important thing. C . An attractive thing. 答案： B A B A

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