广播电视英语短句 第 260 课：特有的词汇-2

The potato is a popular vegetable in the United States. 山芋在美国是一种非常普遍的蔬菜。

Many people like baked potatoes, cooked in an oven or fire. 许多人喜欢用烤箱或者火烤出来的山芋。

Imaging trying to carry a hot, baked potato in your hand. it would be difficult, even painful, to do so. 试想一下你试图把一个热、烤好的山芋抓在手里。如果这样做将是困难，甚至是痛苦的。

Now we are getting close to the meaning of "hot potato". 现在我们将来深入了解“烤山芋”的含义。

Some publicly disputed issues are highly emotional. 一些公众争议的问题是非常感性的。