Are You Prepared 'to See How the Sausage Is Made'?
2023-06-18
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1And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
2Today we talk about a kind of food -- sausage.
3Sausage can be made from any kind of meat, along with spices, herbs, sometimes vegetables, and even fruit.
4My favorite sausage is made from chicken, apple, and the herb sage.
5To make sausage, the ingredients are mixed together and then shaped into individual servings.
6High-quality sausage uses high-quality ingredients and costlier cuts of meat.
7Some sausages are made from parts of the animal that many people may not normally eat.
8But everything gets mixed up so much that you do not really know what is in the final product.
9For this reason, seeing the sausage-making process might be a bit unpleasant for some people.
10In other words, some people who like to eat sausage may not want to know how it is made.
11If they see all the separate ingredients, they may never eat sausage again.
12And that is where we get the expression to see how the sausage is made.
13If you want to see how the sausage is made, you want to see a complex or messy process.
14You want to know the secrets, even if they are not very pleasing.
15We use this expression for any situation or process that happens away from the view of others.
16And most people would find that situation or process unpleasant.
17For example, many people like to buy clothing that does not cost much money.
18But they may not want to know how the clothes are made so cheaply.
19They would rather not want to know how the sausage gets made.
20There are other similar expressions.
21You can also say we want to shine a light on something.
22This expression means you want to reveal or expose something unpleasant or possibly even illegal.
23Another similar expression is to pull back the curtain on something.
24This one really explains the behind-the-scenes nature of all these expressions.
25A curtain is a piece of cloth or fabric that covers a window.
26It can hide what is happening inside a room.
27So, if you pull back the curtain on a process or way of doing something, you reveal how something is created or how it operates in private.
28And if you pull back the curtain on a person, you reveal how they act when they are away from public view.
29You reveal their true personality or you expose their true intent.
30And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories.
31Enjoy using these expressions the next time you want to show the unpleasant side of something.
32Until next time ... I'm Anna Matteo.
1And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. 2Today we talk about a kind of food -- sausage. Sausage can be made from any kind of meat, along with spices, herbs, sometimes vegetables, and even fruit. My favorite sausage is made from chicken, apple, and the herb sage. 3To make sausage, the ingredients are mixed together and then shaped into individual servings. 4High-quality sausage uses high-quality ingredients and costlier cuts of meat. Some sausages are made from parts of the animal that many people may not normally eat. But everything gets mixed up so much that you do not really know what is in the final product. 5For this reason, seeing the sausage-making process might be a bit unpleasant for some people. In other words, some people who like to eat sausage may not want to know how it is made. If they see all the separate ingredients, they may never eat sausage again. 6And that is where we get the expression to see how the sausage is made. 7If you want to see how the sausage is made, you want to see a complex or messy process. You want to know the secrets, even if they are not very pleasing. 8We use this expression for any situation or process that happens away from the view of others. And most people would find that situation or process unpleasant. 9For example, many people like to buy clothing that does not cost much money. But they may not want to know how the clothes are made so cheaply. They would rather not want to know how the sausage gets made. 10There are other similar expressions. 11You can also say we want to shine a light on something. This expression means you want to reveal or expose something unpleasant or possibly even illegal. 12Another similar expression is to pull back the curtain on something. This one really explains the behind-the-scenes nature of all these expressions. A curtain is a piece of cloth or fabric that covers a window. It can hide what is happening inside a room. So, if you pull back the curtain on a process or way of doing something, you reveal how something is created or how it operates in private. 13And if you pull back the curtain on a person, you reveal how they act when they are away from public view. You reveal their true personality or you expose their true intent. 14And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. 15Enjoy using these expressions the next time you want to show the unpleasant side of something. 16Until next time ... I'm Anna Matteo. 17Anna Matteo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 18__________________________________________________________________ 19Words in This Story 20spice - n. a plant product (as pepper or nutmeg) that has a strong pleasant smell and is used to season or flavor food 21herb - n. a plant or plant part used for making medicine and seasonings 22ingredient - n. one of the substances that make up a mixture 23messy - adj. marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : untidy 24view - n. range of vision 25reveal - v. to make known 26expose - v. to make known 27behind-the-scenes - adj. being or working out of public view or in secret : revealing or reporting the hidden workings 28intent - n. set on some end or purpose 29_________________________________________________________________ 30We want to hear from you. Do you have a similar expression in your language? In the Comments section, you can also practice using any of the expressions from the story. 31We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 32Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.