an word="Words">Wordsan> an word="and">andan> an word="Their">Theiran> an word="Stories">Storiesan>: an word="Food">Foodan> an word="Expressions">Expressionsan>, an word="Part">Partan> an word="Two">Twoan>
19 an word="February">Februaryan> 2011
an word="Now">Nowan>, an word="the">thean> an word="VOA">VOAan> an word="Special">Specialan> an word="English">Englishan> an word="program">programan> an word="WORDS">WORDSan> an word="AND">ANDan> an word="THEIR">THEIRan> an word="STORIES">STORIESan>. an word="We">Wean> an word="received">receivedan> an word="a">aan> an word="list">listan> an word="of">ofan> an word="expressions">expressionsan> an word="about">aboutan> an word="food">foodan> an word="from">froman> an word="Elenir">Eleniran> an word="Scardueli">Scarduelian>, an word="a">aan> an word="listener">listeneran> an word="from">froman> an word="Brazil">Brazilan>.
an word="Today">Todayan> an word="we">wean> an word="will">willan> an word="talk">talkan> an word="about">aboutan> an word="some">somean> an word="good">goodan> an word="things">thingsan> an word="to">toan> an word="eat">eatan>. an word="If">Ifan> an word="something">somethingan> an word="is">isan> an word="new">newan> an word="and">andan> an word="improved">improvedan>, an word="we">wean> an word="say">sayan> an word="it">itan> an word="is">isan>
an word="the">thean> an word="best">bestan> an word="thing">thingan> an word="since">sincean> an word="sliced">slicedan> an word="bread">breadan>
. an word="In">Inan> an word="the">thean> an word="past">pastan>, an word="bread">breadan> an word="was">wasan> an word="only">onlyan> an word="sold">soldan> an word="in">inan> an word="loaves">loavesan> an word="in">inan> an word="baked">bakedan> an word="goods">goodsan> an word="stores">storesan>. an word="Today">Todayan>, an word="American">Americanan> an word="supermarkets">supermarketsan> an word="sell">sellan> an word="sliced">slicedan> an word="bread">breadan> an word="in">inan> an word="plastic">plastican> an word="bags">bagsan>. an word="Many">Manyan> an word="people">peoplean> an word="thought">thoughtan> an word="this">thisan> an word="was">wasan> an word="easier">easieran> an word="because">becausean> an word="you">youan> an word="did">didan> an word="not">notan> an word="have">havean> an word="to">toan> an word="cut">cutan> an word="the">thean> an word="bread">breadan> an word="yourself">yourselfan>. an word="The">Thean> an word="person">personan> an word="who">whoan> an word="makes">makesan> an word="the">thean> an word="most">mostan> an word="money">moneyan> an word="in">inan> an word="a">aan> an word="family">familyan> an word="is">isan> an word="called">calledan> an word="the">thean>
an word="breadwinner">breadwinneran>.
an word="Bread">Breadan> an word="and">andan> an word="butter">butteran> an word="issues">issuesan>
an word="are">arean> an word="those">thosean> an word="that">thatan> an word="are">arean> an word="most">mostan> an word="important">importantan> an word="to">toan> an word="Americans">Americansan> an word="and">andan> an word="affect">affectan> an word="them">theman> an word="directly">directlyan> – an word="like">likean> an word="jobs">jobsan> an word="and">andan> an word="health">healthan> an word="care">carean>.
an word="Half">Halfan> an word="a">aan> an word="loaf">loafan> an word="is">isan> an word="better">betteran> an word="than">thanan> an word="none">nonean>
an word="means">meansan> an word="that">thatan> an word="getting">gettingan> an word="part">partan> an word="of">ofan> an word="what">whatan> an word="you">youan> an word="want">wantan> an word="is">isan> an word="better">betteran> an word="than">thanan> an word="getting">gettingan> an word="nothing">nothingan> an word="at">atan> an word="all">allan>. an word="If">Ifan>
an word="you">youan> an word="know">knowan> an word="which">whichan> an word="side">sidean> an word="your">youran> an word="bread">breadan> an word="is">isan> an word="buttered">butteredan> an word="on">onan>
, an word="then">thenan> an word="you">youan> an word="know">knowan> an word="what">whatan> an word="your">youran> an word="best">bestan> an word="interests">interestsan> an word="are">arean> an word="and">andan> an word="will">willan> an word="act">actan> an word="to">toan> an word="protect">protectan> an word="them">theman>.
an word="Many">Manyan> an word="Americans">Americansan> an word="like">likean> an word="their">theiran> an word="bread">breadan> an word="toasted">toastedan>. an word="Toast">Toastan> an word="is">isan> an word="cooked">cookedan> an word="with">withan> an word="dry">dryan> an word="heat">heatan> an word="until">untilan> an word="it">itan> an word="starts">startsan> an word="to">toan> an word="turn">turnan> an word="brown">brownan>. an word="But">Butan> an word="you">youan> an word="are">arean> an word="in">inan> an word="big">bigan> an word="trouble">troublean> an word="if">ifan> an word="someone">someonean> an word="tells">tellsan> an word="you">youan>
an word="you">youan>’an word="re">rean> an word="toast">toastan>.
an word="If">Ifan> an word="you">youan> an word="say">sayan> an word="something">somethingan> an word="is">isan>
a
piece of cake
, it means something is really easy, like a test you take in school. Cakes are often covered with a sweet topping, called icing.