Michael 和李华这两个大学生，一个讲英文，一个讲中文，旁边的人听起来很奇怪，可是他们俩已经习惯了。今天他们来到中央公园，李华会学到两个常用语：pig out 和 bigmouth。5 e" X n% O% i% k9 g
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.$ b0 z" w8 Z8 H+ r% n- R$ r2 y
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L: 我知道，跟家人在一起总是高兴的事。谢谢你邀请我，但是我早就答应了另一个朋友，所以没法去你家，明年我一定去你家。 # E6 m: F/ s* }! P3 I0 Z P/ ^/ x" [- F2 l3 v
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out., G" T2 v- b. @. o8 X! H7 }) L
6 t/ v& `7 s0 S7 dL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 4 `0 d4 V1 K. q 7 ?+ h% S. a/ {8 _. }" w; D$ BM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. ^6 W5 s9 v/ i% @. p a! {% X4 a9 U2 g9 k. ~( D
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？" W Q1 x% P/ b- J0 Z+ ]
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M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.7 T, T/ I. ` L! C z& {. c
" o) q0 P* a8 P" A( CL: 我猜也是， pig out肯定是因为猪吃好多东西而形成的常用语。 Michael，我看你呀，不仅是感恩节，你平时就吃好多。上星期，你每天晚上都吃得象头猪一样。3 h- V2 q9 T; S% O1 B# v# t. V
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M: Um, I certainly did.. l) v3 I" k( s) X
1 w; \& Y) u) Z Z; J {L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ $ n. b+ C0 V2 X2 s6 a 6 i% K) o5 {( ^* z9 m- ^3 KM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 4 ^: y3 L( N" u3 l, O2 d4 W& J: `- [7 h/ ]6 A
L: 那是过去时态，要是说你到了圣诞节假日又要大吃大喝了，那该怎么说？ 7 H2 {/ |! H, M# C% U 7 ?- f% k$ c+ d/ i' v+ UM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. ]2 f, y; n9 }4 }/ f1 ~0 l. l
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！8 M- A8 k0 M1 y; ]# G2 @$ A% `1 T
4 @4 y. ]4 f0 ^+ Q' o dMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？2 p/ Z J8 q, w* G, ?
2 G- y9 i) Q! n% L5 f3 p% |$ N8 xM: Yes, it's free. My friend Josh said he would be coming to ice-skate with his girlfriend Emily today. Oh, By the way, Li Hua, did you tell Simon that Josh and Emily are getting married soon? I just need...$ W6 E5 }6 T* E* R# }2 O! i7 q
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L: 是，那天我不小心告诉了Simon。我知道Josh和Emily现在还不想公开他们准备结婚的计划，不过我真不是故意的。 + H7 A {0 Z( @9 Z& U # l, _; {% c; y6 s; n3 B# BM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!0 [5 w$ O1 N' ^
- v0 O; @+ }9 t; O) y) m$ hL: 你生气了？肯定是骂我。说我是bigmouth，大嘴巴！你是说我吃很多东西吗？1 R% G' c% M( q7 _) }* M/ v- e
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 1 h/ b/ B+ L8 o* q* R ~/ j, h3 x& P/ Y; c3 C3 j j1 {- E
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 $ m: U0 R/ |" }, v ; S3 Q% Y9 _& X; N: y1 [$ [M: That makes you a bigmouth. & ^. P5 h% g/ y4 ^5 s* C6 c$ }6 D3 Q
L: 我们女孩子都喜欢谈论别人。不过，Michael，我从来没在书上看到过这个词，是不是一般在口语里用？8 {3 P2 v& Q( L$ c1 i
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. ( M% O, R( |) x2 J* l/ P . }' k P" a% d- \/ ?3 \! ?L: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 $ t1 Q+ K4 H) r: V; X- C6 ?! o5 r" ?4 v$ c- \) ]* X/ [9 E
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 9 ~/ @8 Q7 p7 K: X! f! L" P& V0 K. \7 k1 N1 A& l8 m. ]1 W: ?$ m
L: 哟，你倒是想得开，人人有缺点，你爱象猪那样吃，我爱谈论别人。这样就好象什么事也没了！& c- u; w1 ~$ H) D
5 F" u2 {$ m. _4 kM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.4 F5 ?- a: i7 W5 u. i3 t
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L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 $ ~2 S7 v' w( m1 M$ i - H; Q. [9 [* Q" Z今天Michael和李华在纽约中央公园，一面看许多人滑冰，一面聊天。李华从Michael 那儿学到了两个常用语，一个是pig out，就是吃很多东西的意思；另一个是bigmouth，就是多嘴的人。 ( e# \* L' S5 R- n1 K. M o . {8 t9 y( l; nAudio as following: ( z" l8 ]7 U8 F7 z# u9 W* ]1 u
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