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。6 @4 t) D6 u: C" @4 L- R
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？& a; }5 A# T! |2 h" H
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. ! b& D& {1 Y4 u% Q" l. L8 H% P4 f7 t- p8 Q$ ~
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。 6 q) g- G8 V0 R5 n+ O \5 i8 \4 r! A: j. v- _9 z) R0 @. q Y
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 3 L, b# t1 N! k: A: F& V% E' N3 ^" {$ r
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 " G6 e" ]5 { J% p- W: x# l/ b/ ^ {1 N: I' e$ X/ a
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.* y2 O7 @- T" G3 S6 ~9 Q
9 z6 d! a. q$ n$ q/ YM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. " J d0 Q' @8 D3 @ }+ o, {3 L0 O( t" p3 H8 b' Z7 e% KL: 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。 4 L# G" y; p# r. p% d 5 D4 F1 h. \' w0 ]- r2 M6 }M: Um, I certainly did.+ _' u, _( d! O# p( \. ?
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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.) ]. M1 ]; U6 N" \# q1 V
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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 P: B8 e# z, H( O1 B
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.9 j h/ ~" F' g/ k8 b+ v( v) I; b
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ 9 O ]' S I9 Z0 \% x/ U4 R/ J8 C( h
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？' _& l- P% C; f7 {+ a% q
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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... + p& M$ }. S0 W1 q( i 8 q- j; A# A8 P" qL: 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。 2 j, b& K; Z% h$ n- j8 ~/ w; p9 ]# v
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! / h! ]$ [% K4 a' P6 ?3 B3 c/ u* K% Q' q) c$ D7 G
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？/ m# n3 x N# s+ X
3 z4 H& ~# `+ r2 b3 d' WM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!$ V- f& _6 p, D9 E+ \" T
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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。 ( q: C/ {/ J' E3 D$ B% C 8 I7 |- E5 x8 O& E/ v& y5 d- Y; mM: That makes you a bigmouth.) L N: X2 d% a# s ~+ c, n+ ?
1 [: `7 a4 m. C& O2 r' nL: 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？ 0 P+ p7 `) F1 h9 H ~8 E, w' L- J O8 n. S* i+ n
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech./ r* L. I8 [( j" }
5 D( F2 O+ o" Q, ~. oL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 w v7 W* [* F5 N( L$ R! a6 b+ r# f% w* Y
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.: O% R, v5 w# q N, N$ d
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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！; q' |( B) i% y: e) L* S f( |% H
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. . X# L8 T& b" {) Y# J% E( e I5 L4 c" A& s: k4 d
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。& ^# g' w1 q8 a
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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。. q9 H a0 N, b7 F
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