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流行美语教程 Lesson 14 - pig out & bigmouth

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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。
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗?$ Y" [. @9 t4 E, R+ f5 L

( r( F. G, G6 P/ zM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.
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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。/ [: V. E# i( [1 m! ?$ U1 S; X. i

2 l/ O% |1 Z% p+ E7 R7 ~6 {M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.5 }0 v+ e. x- c0 q8 h

: `5 H' |6 f+ G- A/ ~8 o3 uL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。6 N* S, N/ ?& D4 M8 X
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M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.+ [4 m$ `+ X+ ~
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L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀?$ b# u/ H- C9 J/ y$ t

4 U; U$ q& N' \5 R" e  RM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.
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L: 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。
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M: Um, I certainly did.0 x& c. ?* e9 B* a

/ R' Y6 [6 X( ML: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方?! S0 Y" G. {, U) K) s: K
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M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.
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" U1 b% ^. ?& _, O( L& n& \# \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?5 Y  o! d+ ?# A8 C4 Q- I* c

! d5 l4 o$ w- _+ T$ rM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.* D( y6 J  R  I8 i

- }2 S% u. W4 O  l8 U$ mL: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢!1 k: W$ s8 w0 b9 Y& R) t6 R+ c

. R, X9 k+ L! E+ n0 TMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?
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M: 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...5 M+ b; [) {8 k! i" v) ^: f/ X! ~
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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。
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- f2 ?; T2 N' A: CM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!) R; k2 |4 h, E7 r
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L: 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?
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$ x' J6 R5 |. Z8 K) p! E9 h& RM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!
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L: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。+ F8 b9 s" I1 Y+ O( E3 V
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M: That makes you a bigmouth.3 ?# O  z2 ~1 Y' E* w

% i( ^+ L# D" E5 DL: 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?& M7 }- o/ k! [$ a& n: M% A0 c" Q

3 I6 A: `8 R# IM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.1 q; d  u6 `% H0 e2 H% O6 _, J
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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。; ^  m3 G: p& H( f2 x6 L  F. {
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M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.
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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!  B7 s# X: M( t5 i5 H
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.4 T& s0 q7 X. ], M# h/ |6 x
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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。% H* V/ c  M9 G
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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。2 {9 I5 Q$ l( ?4 g- t- @$ h

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