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Analyze and comment on the following.Read the extract, pick out the idioms and explain their meanings. Then rewrite the extract in standard non-figurative language. Sam is getting on ,too . His hair is pepper and salt, but he knows how to make up for lost time by taking it easy.
【正确答案】：

1. HIGHLY FIGURATIVE，FULL OF IDIOMS: (1)GETTING ON =GETTING OLD; (2)PEPPER AND SALT=GRAY；(3)MAKE UP FOR=COMPENSATE; (4)LOST TIME=WASTED TIME；(5)TAKE IT EASY=RELAX. 

2. STANDARD VERSION： SAM IS GETTING OLD, TOO. HIS HAIR IS TURNING GRAY, BUT HE KNOWS HOW TO COMPENSATE FOR WASTED TIME BY RELAXING.

【题目解析】：1. 比喻性强，习语丰富：(1)上了年纪=老了；(2)胡椒和盐=灰白了；(3)弥补=补偿；(4)浪费的时间=浪费的时间；(5)放轻松=放松。2. 标准版：山姆也变老了。他的头发变白了，但他知道如何通过放松来弥补浪费了的时间。