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VOA慢速英语:让我们来谈谈Meat-and-Potatoes
spuds – n. an informal name for potato
nickname – n. a usually descriptive name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to a person, place, or thing
empire – n. a group of territories or peoples under one ruler
staple – n. the chief part of something : "Potatoes are the staple of their diet."
uNPRetentious – adj. not having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are
beefy – adj. heavily and powerfully built
down-to-earth – adj. practical and sensible
controversial – adj. relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement, or argument
have bigger fish to fry – phrase have other (or more important) matters to attend to
trivial – adj. of little worth or importance