Analyze and comment on the folow

Analyze and comment on the folowing.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】：本题主要考查动词性习语和句子习语的鉴别与实例。题干中所给的句子运用了多个习语。1. 比喻性很强，有很多习语：（1）get on（表示持续）=get old（变老）；（2）pepper and salt（胡椒盐）=gray（灰色）；（3）make up for（弥补）=compensate（补偿）；（4）lost time（虚耗时间）=wasted time（浪费时间）；（5）take it easy（放轻松）= relax（放松）。2. 标准版句子：Sam is getting old, too. His hair is turning gray, but he knows how to compensate for wasted time by relaxing. 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的时间。