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  • Now,the VOA Special English program WORDS
    AND THEIR STORIES.
    Hot is a simple,easily understood word.
    So are most ofthe expressions made with
    the word hot.
    But not always,
    as we shall see.
    The words hot potato,for example,
    give you no idea at
    all to the meaning of the expression,
    hot potato.
    The potato is a popular vegetable in
    the United States
    .Many people like baked potatoes,
    cooked in an oven
    or fire.Imagine trying to carry a hot,baked potato
    in your hand.It would be difficult,even painful,
    to do so.
    Now we are getting close to the meaning of hot potato.
    Some publicly disputed issues are highly emotional.
    The issues must be treated carefully,or they will
    be difficult and painful if an elected official
    has to deal with them.As difficult and painful
    as holding a hot potato.
    One such hot potato is taxes.
    Calling for higher taxes can mean defeat for
    a politician.And yet,if taxes are not raised,
    some very popular government programs could be cut.
    And that also can make a politician very unpopular.
    So the questions must be dealt with carefully,
    the same way you would handle any other hot potato.
    Another expression is not so hot.If you ask someone
    how she feels,she may answer "not so hot.
    "What she means is she does not feel well.
    Not so hot also is a way of saying that you do not
    really like something.You may tell a friend that
    the new play you saw last night is not so hot.
    That means you did not consider it a success.
    A hot shot is a person,often a young person,
    who thinks he can do anything.At least he wants to
    try.He is very sure he can succeed.But often
    he fails.The expression was born in the military
    forces.
    A hot shot was a soldier who fired without
    aiming carefully.
    Hot is a word that is often used to talk about anger.
    A person who becomes angry easily is called a hothead.
    An angry person's neck often becomes red.
    We say he is hot under the collar.You could
    say that your friend is no hothead.But he
    got hot under the collar when someone took his radio.
    In nineteen sixty-three,hot line appeared as a new
    expression.
    The hot line was a direct communications link between
    the leaders of the Soviet Union and the United States.
    The hot line had an important purpose:to prevent
    accidental war between the two competitors during
    the period known as the Cold War.The American president
    and the Soviet leader were able to communicate
    directly and immediately on the hot line.This helped
    prevent any conflict during an international crisis.
  • [00:09.885]Now,the VOA Special English program WORDS
    [00:14.664]AND THEIR STORIES.
    [00:18.129]Hot is a simple,easily understood word.
    [00:24.284]So are most ofthe expressions made with
    [00:28.242]the word hot.
    [00:29.666]But not always,
    [00:31.597]as we shall see.
    [00:33.527]The words hot potato,for example,
    [00:38.855]give you no idea at
    [00:40.737]all to the meaning of the expression,
    [00:43.224]hot potato.
    [00:45.306]The potato is a popular vegetable in
    [00:48.909]the United States
    [00:51.143].Many people like baked potatoes,
    [00:53.178]cooked in an oven
    [00:55.108]or fire.Imagine trying to carry a hot,baked potato
    [00:59.583]in your hand.It would be difficult,even painful,
    [01:03.445]to do so.
    [01:05.530]Now we are getting close to the meaning of hot potato.
    [01:10.103]Some publicly disputed issues are highly emotional.
    [01:16.708]The issues must be treated carefully,or they will
    [01:22.193]be difficult and painful if an elected official
    [01:24.935]has to deal with them.As difficult and painful
    [01:29.726]as holding a hot potato.
    [01:34.652]One such hot potato is taxes.
    [01:39.474]Calling for higher taxes can mean defeat for
    [01:43.86]a politician.And yet,if taxes are not raised,
    [01:48.370]some very popular government programs could be cut.
    [01:53.244]And that also can make a politician very unpopular.
    [01:56.240]So the questions must be dealt with carefully,
    [02:01.674]the same way you would handle any other hot potato.
    [02:06.392]Another expression is not so hot.If you ask someone
    [02:14.822]how she feels,she may answer "not so hot.
    [02:20.405]"What she means is she does not feel well.
    [02:24.112]Not so hot also is a way of saying that you do not
    [02:27.872]really like something.You may tell a friend that
    [02:32.695]the new play you saw last night is not so hot.
    [02:37.60]That means you did not consider it a success.
    [02:41.481]A hot shot is a person,often a young person,
    [02:47.17]who thinks he can do anything.At least he wants to
    [02:51.180]try.He is very sure he can succeed.But often
    [02:55.904]he fails.The expression was born in the military
    [03:00.525]forces.
    [03:01.235]A hot shot was a soldier who fired without
    [03:05.701]aiming carefully.
    [03:07.72]Hot is a word that is often used to talk about anger.
    [03:13.933]A person who becomes angry easily is called a hothead.
    [03:20.88]An angry person's neck often becomes red.
    [03:23.642]We say he is hot under the collar.You could
    [03:28.220]say that your friend is no hothead.But he
    [03:32.432]got hot under the collar when someone took his radio.
    [03:37.55]In nineteen sixty-three,hot line appeared as a new
    [03:43.298]expression.
    [03:45.481]The hot line was a direct communications link between
    [03:49.898]the leaders of the Soviet Union and the United States.
    [03:54.371]The hot line had an important purpose:to prevent
    [03:57.974]accidental war between the two competitors during
    [04:00.358]the period known as the Cold War.The American president
    [04:06.406]and the Soviet leader were able to communicate
    [04:09.248]directly and immediately on the hot line.This helped
    [04:13.880]prevent any conflict during an international crisis.