Can of worms

蠕虫罐头

Learning English Conversations

2013-08-26

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In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'a can of worms'.
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  • Hello, and welcome to the English We Speak.

  • I'm Finn.

  • And I'm Fei.

  • Fei.

  • Worms are great.

  • Don't you think they're really interesting?

  • Um, yeah, kind of.

  • But what's today's phrase?

  • Yeah, yeah, yeah.

  • We'll come to that in a minute.

  • But did you know earthworms, the kind you normally find in the soil, are both male and female in one body?

  • That is quite interesting.

  • And if you cut a worm in half, only one part of the worm will die?

  • Yes, the part with the fat little bump on it will survive.

  • I knew that.

  • It's fascinating, isn't it?

  • And earthworms can be really short, from only one millimeter to a massive three meters.

  • Oh, and another one.