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。
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