Analyze and comment on the following.Read the extract, pick out

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。