作者：Andy

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　　1) It is a greasy spoon.

　　NOTE1:补充：be past a spoon的意思是“不再是小孩子了”；

　　NOTE2: It means that it is a third-rate restaurant.

　　2) Just to be on the safe side.

　　NOTE1:省略句，省略了it is.

　　NOTE2: It means that it is for the sake of safety.

　　【世博VOA】洗耳恭听，两个句子小菜一碟！

　　Here is a dialogue:

　　-Time for lunch!

　　-Where to?

　　-Let's go to that greasy spoon near our company.

　　-What? You want to go there?

　　-Why? Aren't you hungry? Though that restaurant is not so clean, the food is cheap.

　　-I know, but do you know what time it is?

　　-What time? It is 12 o'clock.

　　-I mean now it is the time of SARS.

　　-Wow, I almost forgot it.

　　-Just to be on the safe side, let's have bread for lunch.

　　-Ok, We are really poor fish now!

　　1) It is a greasy spoon.这是一家廉价的饭馆。

　　2) Just to be on the safe side.为了安全起见。

　　【请你猜猜看】挑战自我，情景抢答也刺激！

　　Here are three situations:

　　S1. It is a small restaurant run by the husband and wife. The dishes are cheap and delicious there. What kind of restaurant is it?

　　S2. Why does an acrobat(杂技演员) often tie a steel wire around his waist when he is giving the performance?

　　S3. It is time for dinner. We are planning to go to a restaurant, but we don't have enough money in our pockets. What should we do?

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