#英語豐富多彩的習語#
雖然現在女強人比比皆是，男人養家餬口不是什麼偉大的事，但那是義務範圍內的事，習語 bring home the bacon 字面意思「把鹹豬肉帶回家」，可以意為「賺錢養家，養家餬口」，寓意：
to go out and earn a living or earn money for the family
外出謀生或為家庭掙錢
to be successful or get an accomplishment
成功或取得成就
to return home with a reward at the end of the day
一天結束後，帶著獎賞回家
to achieve something you had set out to achieve
去實現你想要達到的目標
例如：
As the head of the family, he ensures that he brings home the bacon.
作為一家之主，他保證自己賺錢養家。
The lady next door keeps nagging her husband because she brings home the bacon.
隔壁那位女士老是嘮叨她丈夫，因為她成了家裡養家餬口的人。
解析：keep doing sth 表示一直做某事。
The little girl works so hard. She practically brings home the bacon in her family.
這個小女孩工作很努力。她幾乎承擔養家餬口的重任。
Mrs Clarke urged her son to go look for a job so that he can bring home the bacon.
克拉克太太催促她兒子去找份工作，好讓他能養家餬口。
解析：urge sb to do sth 催促某人做某事。
Every woman wants to be married to a man that can bring home the bacon.
每個女人都想嫁給一個能養家餬口的男人。
bring home the bacon 還可以意為「成功做某事，達到目的」，例如：
They said they would bring home the bacon, but so far they have done no such thing, with sales falling 14%.
他們說他們將達成目標，但到目前為止他們還沒有，銷售額下降了14%。
Voters are interested in the representative's ability to bring home the bacon.
選民感興趣的是代表能否兌現承諾。
流多少汗，吃多少飯，不會不論什麼時候，男人都應該承擔起養家餬口的重任，為自己的家人遮風擋雨，做一個堂堂正正的男子漢。