【听力】Why beers are in brown or green bottles?

hand-to-mouth (adj.)

Definition: If you have a hand-to-mouth 

existence, you have just enough money and food to live.

勉强糊口的；只够糊口的

Low wages mean a hand-to-mouth existence for many people.

低收入对很多人来说意味着勉强糊口的生活。

live from hand to mouth (phrase) 

Definition: To be extremely poor, having only enough money to provide food and shelter each month.

仅够糊口；勉强度日

My father earned very little and there were four kids, so we lived from hand to mouth.

父亲挣得很少，家里又有四个孩子，所以我们的日子过得紧巴巴的。

He has a wife and two children and they live from hand to mouth from what he earns.

他有个妻子和两个孩子，而他赚的钱仅够糊口。

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Hello everybody, this is Mr.Wong speaking. Oh, would you look at that, it's the weekend again! Now some of you guys might be wondering, "What happened to all the funny jokes on the weekends?" Well...unfortunately, I've tried to search for some clean jokes to tell you guys, but what come up on the internet are not really suitable or appropriate for this official account. Ahem…I'm talking about dirty jokes. I know most of you enjoy dirty jokes just as much as I do, but this ain't the right place to tell you guys. So instead, here's a fun fact you might find interesting:

Do you ever wonder why beersare in brown or green bottles? Beer bottle is a bottle made to contain beer, usually made of glass and comes in various sizes, shapes and colors (usually brown or green). Dark amber or brown glass greatly reduces the presence of UV light, a contributing factor of beer spoilage. However, lighter-colored bottles are often used for marketing reasons. Ahh hah! I'm not a drinker myself but I find this pretty interesting. Alright, so today's phrase of the day is "live from hand to mouth", let's check it out！

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