How to Be a Good Egg and the Salt of the Earth Lyrics

Song	How to Be a Good Egg and the Salt of the Earth
Artist	英语听力
Album	VOA慢速英语：词汇典故
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[00:00.100]	Now, the VOA
[00:12.310]	Special English program
[00:14.600]	WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
[00:16.940]	We present more
[00:18.280]	expressions about food.
[00:20.420]	They are from Elenir Scardueli,
[00:24.050]	a listener in Brazil.
[00:25.750]	My mother always told us
[00:28.490]	there is no use crying
[00:30.880]	over spilled milk.
[00:32.720]	That means you should not
[00:35.160]	get angry when something
[00:36.610]	bad happens
[00:37.810]	and cannot be changed.
[00:39.700]	People said my mother
[00:41.890]	was a good egg.
[00:43.430]	She would always
[00:44.930]	help anyone in need.
[00:46.720]	We never had to walk
[00:48.710]	on eggshells around her.
[00:50.650]	We did not have to be careful
[00:52.650]	about what we said or did
[00:54.690]	because she never got angry at us.
[00:57.770]	She also told us you have to
[01:01.460]	break some eggs to make an omelet.
[01:04.300]	This means you have to do
[01:07.090]	what is necessary to move forward.
[01:09.680]	My mother believed
[01:11.870]	you are what you eat.
[01:13.860]	A good diet is important
[01:16.550]	for good health.
[01:17.790]	She would always give us
[01:19.980]	nutritious food.
[01:21.220]	She liked serving us meat
[01:24.010]	and potatoes for dinner.
[01:25.700]	Meat and potatoes can also mean
[01:29.340]	the most important part of something.
[01:31.680]	It describes someone
[01:34.160]	who likes simple things.
[01:36.000]	Here is another expression
[01:38.440]	about meat: one man's meat
[01:41.280]	is another man's poison.
[01:43.170]	In other words, one person might
[01:46.650]	like something very much
[01:48.170]	while another person
[01:50.210]	might hate the same thing.
[01:51.900]	My father was also a good
[01:56.030]	and honest person.
[01:57.220]	People said he was the salt
[02:00.170]	of the earth.
[02:01.610]	He would never pour salt
[02:03.650]	on a wound, or make someone
[02:05.740]	feel worse about something
[02:08.080]	that was already
[02:09.630]	a painful experience.
[02:11.270]	However, sometimes
[02:13.960]	he told us a story that
[02:16.540]	seemed bigger than life.
[02:18.190]	So we had to take it
[02:21.430]	with a grain of salt.
[02:23.020]	That is, we could not
[02:25.520]	believe everything he told us.
[02:27.690]	My husband has a good job.
[02:30.980]	He makes enough money
[02:33.270]	to support our family.
[02:34.910]	So we say he brings home the bacon.
[02:38.990]	He can cut the mustard,
[02:41.590]	or do what is expected of him at work.
[02:45.520]	It is easy to find my husband
[02:48.350]	in a crowd.
[02:49.310]	He stands almost two meters tall.
[02:52.440]	He is a tall drink of water.
[02:55.430]	I take the train to work.
[02:58.420]	It is not a pleasant ride
[03:00.870]	because the train
[03:02.310]	can be full of people.
[03:04.100]	It is so crowded that
[03:07.190]	we are packed like sardines
[03:08.680]	– just like small fish in a can.
[03:12.010]	My supervisor at work
[03:16.390]	is sometimes out to lunch.
[03:18.730]	She is out of touch
[03:21.120]	and does not always know
[03:23.610]	what is going on in our office.
[03:26.300]	Yet she is right about one thing:
[03:29.330]	there is no such thing
[03:31.680]	as a free lunch.
[03:33.670]	Something may appear
[03:36.210]	to be free of charge,
[03:37.900]	but there may be a hidden cost.
[03:40.890]	When we fail to see problems
[03:45.390]	at work, my supervisor tells us
[03:48.880]	to wake up and smell the coffee.
[03:51.820]	We need to pay more attention
[03:54.660]	and fix the problem.
[03:56.410]	I once made a big mistake
[04:00.060]	at the office and felt foolish.
[04:02.300]	I had egg on my face.
[04:04.190]	Over the weekend,
[04:06.180]	my friend invited me to watch
[04:09.110]	a football game on television.
[04:10.810]	But I do not like football.
[04:14.100]	It is not my cup of tea.
[04:16.690]	We hope this program
[04:19.680]	has given you food for thought,
[04:22.070]	that is, something to think about.
[04:24.960]	(MUSIC)

[00:00.100]	Now, the VOA
[00:12.310]	Special English program
[00:14.600]	WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
[00:16.940]	We present more
[00:18.280]	expressions about food.
[00:20.420]	They are from Elenir Scardueli,
[00:24.050]	a listener in Brazil.
[00:25.750]	My mother always told us
[00:28.490]	there is no use crying
[00:30.880]	over spilled milk.
[00:32.720]	That means you should not
[00:35.160]	get angry when something
[00:36.610]	bad happens
[00:37.810]	and cannot be changed.
[00:39.700]	People said my mother
[00:41.890]	was a good egg.
[00:43.430]	She would always
[00:44.930]	help anyone in need.
[00:46.720]	We never had to walk
[00:48.710]	on eggshells around her.
[00:50.650]	We did not have to be careful
[00:52.650]	about what we said or did
[00:54.690]	because she never got angry at us.
[00:57.770]	She also told us you have to
[01:01.460]	break some eggs to make an omelet.
[01:04.300]	This means you have to do
[01:07.090]	what is necessary to move forward.
[01:09.680]	My mother believed
[01:11.870]	you are what you eat.
[01:13.860]	A good diet is important
[01:16.550]	for good health.
[01:17.790]	She would always give us
[01:19.980]	nutritious food.
[01:21.220]	She liked serving us meat
[01:24.010]	and potatoes for dinner.
[01:25.700]	Meat and potatoes can also mean
[01:29.340]	the most important part of something.
[01:31.680]	It describes someone
[01:34.160]	who likes simple things.
[01:36.000]	Here is another expression
[01:38.440]	about meat: one man' s meat
[01:41.280]	is another man' s poison.
[01:43.170]	In other words, one person might
[01:46.650]	like something very much
[01:48.170]	while another person
[01:50.210]	might hate the same thing.
[01:51.900]	My father was also a good
[01:56.030]	and honest person.
[01:57.220]	People said he was the salt
[02:00.170]	of the earth.
[02:01.610]	He would never pour salt
[02:03.650]	on a wound, or make someone
[02:05.740]	feel worse about something
[02:08.080]	that was already
[02:09.630]	a painful experience.
[02:11.270]	However, sometimes
[02:13.960]	he told us a story that
[02:16.540]	seemed bigger than life.
[02:18.190]	So we had to take it
[02:21.430]	with a grain of salt.
[02:23.020]	That is, we could not
[02:25.520]	believe everything he told us.
[02:27.690]	My husband has a good job.
[02:30.980]	He makes enough money
[02:33.270]	to support our family.
[02:34.910]	So we say he brings home the bacon.
[02:38.990]	He can cut the mustard,
[02:41.590]	or do what is expected of him at work.
[02:45.520]	It is easy to find my husband
[02:48.350]	in a crowd.
[02:49.310]	He stands almost two meters tall.
[02:52.440]	He is a tall drink of water.
[02:55.430]	I take the train to work.
[02:58.420]	It is not a pleasant ride
[03:00.870]	because the train
[03:02.310]	can be full of people.
[03:04.100]	It is so crowded that
[03:07.190]	we are packed like sardines
[03:08.680]	just like small fish in a can.
[03:12.010]	My supervisor at work
[03:16.390]	is sometimes out to lunch.
[03:18.730]	She is out of touch
[03:21.120]	and does not always know
[03:23.610]	what is going on in our office.
[03:26.300]	Yet she is right about one thing:
[03:29.330]	there is no such thing
[03:31.680]	as a free lunch.
[03:33.670]	Something may appear
[03:36.210]	to be free of charge,
[03:37.900]	but there may be a hidden cost.
[03:40.890]	When we fail to see problems
[03:45.390]	at work, my supervisor tells us
[03:48.880]	to wake up and smell the coffee.
[03:51.820]	We need to pay more attention
[03:54.660]	and fix the problem.
[03:56.410]	I once made a big mistake
[04:00.060]	at the office and felt foolish.
[04:02.300]	I had egg on my face.
[04:04.190]	Over the weekend,
[04:06.180]	my friend invited me to watch
[04:09.110]	a football game on television.
[04:10.810]	But I do not like football.
[04:14.100]	It is not my cup of tea.
[04:16.690]	We hope this program
[04:19.680]	has given you food for thought,
[04:22.070]	that is, something to think about.
[04:24.960]	MUSIC

[00:00.100]	Now, the VOA
[00:12.310]	Special English program
[00:14.600]	WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
[00:16.940]	We present more
[00:18.280]	expressions about food.
[00:20.420]	They are from Elenir Scardueli,
[00:24.050]	a listener in Brazil.
[00:25.750]	My mother always told us
[00:28.490]	there is no use crying
[00:30.880]	over spilled milk.
[00:32.720]	That means you should not
[00:35.160]	get angry when something
[00:36.610]	bad happens
[00:37.810]	and cannot be changed.
[00:39.700]	People said my mother
[00:41.890]	was a good egg.
[00:43.430]	She would always
[00:44.930]	help anyone in need.
[00:46.720]	We never had to walk
[00:48.710]	on eggshells around her.
[00:50.650]	We did not have to be careful
[00:52.650]	about what we said or did
[00:54.690]	because she never got angry at us.
[00:57.770]	She also told us you have to
[01:01.460]	break some eggs to make an omelet.
[01:04.300]	This means you have to do
[01:07.090]	what is necessary to move forward.
[01:09.680]	My mother believed
[01:11.870]	you are what you eat.
[01:13.860]	A good diet is important
[01:16.550]	for good health.
[01:17.790]	She would always give us
[01:19.980]	nutritious food.
[01:21.220]	She liked serving us meat
[01:24.010]	and potatoes for dinner.
[01:25.700]	Meat and potatoes can also mean
[01:29.340]	the most important part of something.
[01:31.680]	It describes someone
[01:34.160]	who likes simple things.
[01:36.000]	Here is another expression
[01:38.440]	about meat: one man' s meat
[01:41.280]	is another man' s poison.
[01:43.170]	In other words, one person might
[01:46.650]	like something very much
[01:48.170]	while another person
[01:50.210]	might hate the same thing.
[01:51.900]	My father was also a good
[01:56.030]	and honest person.
[01:57.220]	People said he was the salt
[02:00.170]	of the earth.
[02:01.610]	He would never pour salt
[02:03.650]	on a wound, or make someone
[02:05.740]	feel worse about something
[02:08.080]	that was already
[02:09.630]	a painful experience.
[02:11.270]	However, sometimes
[02:13.960]	he told us a story that
[02:16.540]	seemed bigger than life.
[02:18.190]	So we had to take it
[02:21.430]	with a grain of salt.
[02:23.020]	That is, we could not
[02:25.520]	believe everything he told us.
[02:27.690]	My husband has a good job.
[02:30.980]	He makes enough money
[02:33.270]	to support our family.
[02:34.910]	So we say he brings home the bacon.
[02:38.990]	He can cut the mustard,
[02:41.590]	or do what is expected of him at work.
[02:45.520]	It is easy to find my husband
[02:48.350]	in a crowd.
[02:49.310]	He stands almost two meters tall.
[02:52.440]	He is a tall drink of water.
[02:55.430]	I take the train to work.
[02:58.420]	It is not a pleasant ride
[03:00.870]	because the train
[03:02.310]	can be full of people.
[03:04.100]	It is so crowded that
[03:07.190]	we are packed like sardines
[03:08.680]	just like small fish in a can.
[03:12.010]	My supervisor at work
[03:16.390]	is sometimes out to lunch.
[03:18.730]	She is out of touch
[03:21.120]	and does not always know
[03:23.610]	what is going on in our office.
[03:26.300]	Yet she is right about one thing:
[03:29.330]	there is no such thing
[03:31.680]	as a free lunch.
[03:33.670]	Something may appear
[03:36.210]	to be free of charge,
[03:37.900]	but there may be a hidden cost.
[03:40.890]	When we fail to see problems
[03:45.390]	at work, my supervisor tells us
[03:48.880]	to wake up and smell the coffee.
[03:51.820]	We need to pay more attention
[03:54.660]	and fix the problem.
[03:56.410]	I once made a big mistake
[04:00.060]	at the office and felt foolish.
[04:02.300]	I had egg on my face.
[04:04.190]	Over the weekend,
[04:06.180]	my friend invited me to watch
[04:09.110]	a football game on television.
[04:10.810]	But I do not like football.
[04:14.100]	It is not my cup of tea.
[04:16.690]	We hope this program
[04:19.680]	has given you food for thought,
[04:22.070]	that is, something to think about.
[04:24.960]	MUSIC

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