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 \0 u: S+ g) n8 E9 E/ u
8 N4 G$ s% p+ J/ OL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ * }4 i; U H9 }/ I8 x5 U3 W/ I u# J( h# S
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.4 j, D. ]% L" o' H
, C" A) A$ c$ J7 b7 D8 B# {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。3 k$ N& R f5 a2 w" F
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 0 a2 y" d- ^& v$ k3 i$ O( }5 W + y2 \; J$ }+ m6 j2 LL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 , u- \9 \- }1 G( [5 ~- J% O% u9 _+ \. H7 F- T5 T6 S2 x5 M
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. 0 V& A. D7 R5 L1 n# e3 g" F1 I' h: `+ V% M. p
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ * ^8 U2 v) D. q2 \" B& l # y9 H! [6 K1 p% s' pM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.7 c: x% v* P1 j* n: Y4 Y- l `, _
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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。 + E( F; R9 t* D: T8 w6 f. r1 ^ 8 l' E2 B9 `; Y E! e. p3 S4 X NM: Um, I certainly did.; Z7 P# ]% ]* C; S& c. O
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L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？: n1 o) w4 K7 S7 N
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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. , D: @/ U" `( Z- d2 E" U4 ~ ) `0 H+ @+ h8 h H" e( {* ]; ^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？. a8 B+ }$ C- ~: L! ^4 _
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. s& }1 _& M7 u( t" U) O
7 e6 U+ x3 ]4 G3 lL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！7 ^: E% o% T! W% v; ~& z# A
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ : `3 i) Z* }2 Q0 a% A : b" ~% y6 h! {$ X) ]. qM: 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... & U# b) a1 M5 C. U" g' O) R. x 1 o5 D' @' ^( @/ C* ML: 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。7 v( l; ^: W9 }7 u- n
- P0 o3 Y% d3 Y: i+ {# a, a9 RM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 9 V# P, T. X" C* z6 _0 q; Z6 g# T) _( v( k4 U# [. I
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？ V5 F2 a# r- _4 k, I7 O0 J! [/ \, k- k5 V2 s: h& e8 o. E+ B2 [, ~$ i. l
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! t% D# [5 `* O2 }, D* v) t# F1 W3 s6 p: G( {
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。. c4 h3 t1 y9 r! f3 O
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. * d; d4 e0 t$ Q4 c; H3 c) q6 U; I 0 p, f& n- y, Y2 cL: 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？ " q+ `2 d2 u! [7 t4 X' f# j& d# X7 |0 Z* u. P% r- `. r% Y* i
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. " N& i, b/ S3 B! L3 U+ B/ `) Y! N6 U* T, n* n- I w
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。 $ J$ x) |8 u% P) g, K) W0 [# G( g8 h' P/ n: i+ b7 @
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults./ v/ T- p* k( K! E# O
/ A4 d. i6 b$ G$ D" o! G/ h* cL: 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！ # M* D; D% ]+ Y4 r0 X, p$ l+ q7 U; O# o4 Z+ @' B- y
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.0 n$ b* Z. o! U5 i3 A `
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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。 T. v1 \8 z/ b9 p! k5 p" z! R
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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。 ; H, d, n0 p# ^3 E! ? 8 z8 e7 N, ] v8 C( q" B. N9 uAudio as following:$ X8 `1 v. s2 r3 p5 `! p
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