很多童鞋一开口说英语脱口而出的，还是当年中学年代残留下来的那些词句，自己为此表示很是苦恼却不知如何解决。有些孩纸将读背素材和段子视作是the only way out，但在真实考试中却发现当自己读背好的段落用不上，瞬间被打回原形，转而只能用自己的初高中词句尬聊，好忧桑的赶jio……

作为一个面慈心善、肤白貌美的老师（臭美），为了帮助大家解决词汇匮乏的问题，也为了让大家多接触用法自然地道的句型，口语轻讲专栏之每周六，Lin都会在VOA Special English中Words and Their Stories栏目里为各位小伙伴精心挑选一篇文章，带着大家一起学习俚语俗语以及地道表达。

1.在文中获取文本及音频资源。（趴趴君在文末也会放置外链哒）

2.将当日学习的文章先跟着音频听读一遍，对里面的词句留个印象。（当然，你也可以选择拿个小本本摘抄下来自己喜欢的词句，以便随时复习。）

3.跟着Lin魔鬼般的步伐在微信公众号的文章里面踏踏实实的学习如何在托福口语中使用这些好词好句。

 好啦，静下心来，点开以下5min音频~

Words in This Story

flavor – n. the quality of something that you can taste

sustain – v. to provide what is needed for something or someone to exist, continue, etc.

slang – n. words that are not considered part of the standard vocabulary of a language and that are used very informally in speech especially by a particular group of people

raw – adj. not cooked

dough – n. a mixture of flour, water, and other ingredients that is baked to make bread, cookies, etc.

broke – adj. not having any money

outdated – adj. no longer current

sole – adj. to be the only one

livelihood – n. a way of earning money in order to live

如果你已经听完了，快来跟着LIN学习如何使用好词好句吧！

从小立志要成为一个foodie (吃货)的Lin今天要和大家一起来聊一聊bread那点事。

在文章的开头有这样一段话，”Now, most countries around the world have some sort of bread in their food culture. No matter what shape or flavor it has, bread sustains people. It not only helps them to survive but also to feel satisfied and comfortable.”

大家可以将它改成描述a traditional food in your country，如：” Most places in China have some sort of noodles in their food culture. No matter what shape or flavor they have, noodles sustain Chinese people for thousands of years. They not only help us survive but also feel satisfied and comfortable. My favorite is Biangbiang noodles…”

大家来看看，四八四木有任何违和感呀？

再看看文章中出现的两个词组breadwinner (养家糊口的人)和brings home the bacon (赚钱养家)也可以用在人物题中，例如describe a family member等。用法如下：My father is the breadwinner in my family who provides for all of us. I really appreciate his hard-working and great sense of responsibility. Without him, there will be no one bringing home the bacon and paying for my tuition fees.

在文章中还出现了 take the bread out of your mouth (=lose your livelihood失去生存技能),  on the breadline (靠救济度日)等词组，大家可以试着自己来造句。并且将你自己的原创句用起来，相信进步会非常快！

附音频原文

Who Is the 'Breadwinner' in Your Family?

By Anna Matteo
17 November, 2018

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories.

On today's show about English words and expressions, we are going to talk about bread.

Now, most countries around the world have some sort of bread in their food culture.

No matter what shape or flavor it has, bread sustains people. It not only helps them to survive but also to feel satisfied and comfortable.

Maybe that is how the word "bread" got its slang meaning. You see, "bread" -- and the raw form "dough" – both can mean "money."

In the song "I Get Around," the Beach Boys sing about "making real good bread" to attract women. And they do not mean a baguette!

I get around, From town to town,
I'm a real cool head,
I'm makin' real good bread ...

If you make a lot of "bread" at a job, your employer is paying you well. On the other hand, if you are out of bread, you do not have any way to pay for your expenses. You are broke!

Using bread and dough this way may sound a little outdated. But you will hear it used that way. So, it's good to know. And bread meaning money is used in several English expressions.

Take for example, this very current, common and useful expression -- breadwinner.

Even though "bread" here means "money," the word breadwinner does not mean someone who has won money in a competition.

A "breadwinner" is a person who makes money for others. They are the ones who pay the bills in a family. They support or provide for dependents. So, we can also call a breadwinner a "provider."

Let's hear it used in this example.

A: I saw Elsa the other day. She looked so tired. What's going on?

B: She has a lot of pressure on her right now. Her parents are both really sick. So, she is now the breadwinner for her whole family!

A: Oh, wow! Doesn't she have a brother in college?

B: Yeah. And her grandfather lives with the family. So, she has to provide for all of them.

A: No wonder she looked so tired. She has to support a lot of dependents on one salary.

To throw another food expression into the discussion, the breadwinner in a family is also the person who brings home the bacon. These days, some people also use "cheese" to mean money. Put bread, bacon and cheese together and you have a lot of money not to mention a really tasty sandwich!

Now, if you are the sole breadwinner for your family, it is important that you keep your job. It would be cruel for someone to take the bread out of your mouth. That does not mean they stole your sandwich while you were eating it.

This expression means they took away your ability to make money -- your livelihood. And that would be terrible for your whole family! If you lose your livelihood you could end up on the breadline.

A "breadline" is a line of people seeking food from a charity or government agency. In the 1930s during the economic depression in the United States, it was common to see hundreds of people in big cities waiting on breadlines.

So, being "on the breadline" describes someone who depends on food donations to survive.

And that's the end of this Words and Their Stories. We do have some other "bread" expressions but they will have to wait for another time.

I'm Anna Matteo.

All the way from Washington Her breadwinner begs off the bathroom floor We live for just these twenty years Do we have to die for the fifty more? All night, He was the young American Young American, young American

Anna Matteo wrote this story for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor. At the end of the show, David Bowie sings "Young Americans."

In your language, does "bread" also mean money? Are the breadwinner in your family? Let us know in the Comments Section!

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