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Welcome to English in a Minute from home.
欢迎来到居家版《一分钟英语》栏目。
If you spend time away from home,
如果你常常不在家，
you might write emails, text messages or even letters to your loved ones.
你可以给你爱的人发电子邮件、短信甚至是写信。
But, what does it mean if something is "nothing to write home about?"
但是如果某个东西“nothing to write home about”，这是什么意思呢？
Jonathan, have you tried the new pizza made with noodles, the pizzoodle?
乔纳森，你吃过那种用面条做的新披萨吗，也就是叫做pizzoodle的东西？
I have and, honestly, it's nothing to write home about.
我吃过，老实说，没什么特别的。
Not worth the price or the two hour wait in line!
不值这个价钱，也不值得排两个小时的队！
What?!
什么？
"Nothing to write home about" is a way of saying something isn't special or worthy of praise.
Nothing to write home about是用来表示某个东西并不是很特别，或者并不值得称赞。
Language experts say the phrase was first used among military members living far away from home.
语言专家称，这个短语最初是在远离家乡的军人中广泛使用的。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》！
