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「最重要的部分」原来还可以这样说!?

MrWongOlivia 英文口语专家 2020-11-23


the meat and potatoes 

Definition: The most important or basic parts of a discussion, decision, piece of work etc.

最重要或最基本的部分



Too much information will overwhelm the new hire, so just give him the meat and potatoes.

太多的信息新同事可能会一下子接受不了这么多,所以就告诉他重点就好。



Teachers have a lot to do, but time spent in the classroom is the meat and potatoes of the profession.

老师们有许多事情要做,但是,把时间花在课堂上是职业的最重要部分。



Let's get down to the meat and potatoes. How much are you going to pay me for this?

我们来谈最关键的问题,你打算为此付我多少钱?




The intro 

(Listening Comprehension)

Hey, what's up everybody? It''s Mr.Wong here. Happy monday! So we got a new co-worker last week and for some reason he had no idea what to do. My manager asked me to train him, and he also told me that too much information will overwhelm the new hire, so just give him the meat and potatoes, and that's exactly what I did. Speaking of "meat and potatoes", that's be gonna be our dinner… I mean… "phrase" of the day! Let's check it out!


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