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As the weather turns warmer, many people love to head outdoors to dig in the dirt, plant seeds and watch them grow.
Gardening is a very popular hobby. And it is one that produces wonderful results—food for your dinner table and flowers for your home! Gardens themselves can be very beautiful. So you would think that a garden path is a great place to be. Well, in conversation, it is not. Leading someone up the garden path means you arc trying to trick him. You are not trying to show him your beautiful flowers.
Speaking of beautiful flowers, gardeners love to see small buds forming on their plants. Besides plants and flowers, people can bud, too. If a child is good at drawing and painting, we can call him a budding artist. Or if someone just completed law school, we could call her a budding lawyer.
On the opposite end, you stop something from growing if you “nip it in the bud”. This is a common expression when we talk about stopping something bad. It’s good to nip small problems in the bud before they turn into big problems.
Now, a problem that many gardeners have is weeds. Weeds grow easily and can quickly take over a garden. In conversation, we sometimes use “weeds” to mean too many details. So, if you are in the weeds， you are taken over by too many details. For example, let's say a politician is delivering a speech on affordable housing. But she gives too much information on the legislative (立法的）process needed to reach her goal. You could say, 4*She is really in the weeds. People stopped listening 20 minutes ago. They just want to know if they are going to be able to buy a house or not.”
21. According to the text，“budding” is used to describe something or somebody _________.
A. that is difficult to get B. that is starting to develop
C. that is of great importance D. that is extremely outstanding
22. Which of the following can best describe a speaker who is in the weeds?
A. Brilliant and talented. B. Popular and successful.
C. Thoughtful and wise. D. Boring and unwelcome.
23. What is the text mainly about?
A. An introduction to gardening.
B. Some English expressions about gardening.
C. The specific meanings of some popular sayings.
D. The role of English expressions in people’s life.
