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 X) _2 X0 [" Z8 e$ v
% L) G& e' s8 J8 X% RL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗?# q4 m M% _6 r1 i
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 1 G, r [1 Z7 m0 S: E 5 a& D/ r0 I/ K/ a9 M! k2 T( ^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。0 b. m s& u( `5 C. M _
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. " h' n K* M9 S! D / E) s7 w& }+ a! G3 o. QL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 8 H: C C5 `5 y! b3 l7 U& s - I) C d2 D2 R6 ~8 j9 {: c1 m* YM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.( s$ F9 e6 x: z- `- E1 q0 ]" h
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L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀? 8 N; V7 o3 c0 J9 n \, L& i3 `) h/ l$ \3 HM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. 1 F1 s4 \. V6 l0 J8 P" n; d6 t& |4 Q- y% {1 x5 o b. g
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。 . \$ d8 t. H0 g1 l$ @# ^5 o0 \- p K1 p/ b7 X& m m+ }9 L0 ^
M: Um, I certainly did. : Q3 r$ j" a. F" P! z " |- ]9 b! _3 T4 vL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方?2 Q4 ^& ~* V8 D# e
: ?# H+ l; A1 P) ^2 sM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 0 F, O- k' h' Z$ Q7 b& J2 e# S& |( f) D$ }
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? 0 O9 l. Z1 f3 \+ d2 Z1 L 2 l0 S6 Y/ f$ ~+ j, v" zM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 7 D" v) h w. o) O. R9 c) A3 ]. P" i& w: J' R- D: S
L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢!7 t9 F& q; ]4 Q6 }9 \
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰? " x' d( H! e" c. |( E: C' F : l, u: d6 }6 K2 C5 B1 F8 vM: 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...% G$ z! i5 T* q$ T
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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。1 r, }' M# R. b$ Q( }; O- d
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 8 ~6 M* x+ S3 f, S) x 7 j9 y4 X" \* d0 d; m) yL: 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?& A( b, c' t% D. ?0 |
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! ; H2 w: i' V" C/ f7 q ?' d + J3 e8 Y1 W: d' g& A3 d) DL: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。; l* v! p" `3 z/ I5 w7 ^& E
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. - t; S6 X5 ~, |: B+ ^8 Q u0 w; D3 }# @( Z) L2 W( ?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?% v# m0 u7 i/ B9 L4 X# y# m3 S
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1 K0 S: J. K @) s/ w/ ?* kL: Michael,我真不应该那么多嘴,把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。& r7 o' r. e! N6 ]( `9 r# K
! P" Q- t7 N6 e" EM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 2 S* d3 x0 q7 x+ N6 e# S- ^% i. c+ T3 @3 ]2 T2 W2 O. f
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! , h; k. E( V' q" l/ j1 S! x% x6 n) Y& Y! H: ~1 t( ]* Z7 g' S3 E
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. $ p# G0 L h$ E' S- `& a( h3 a- N9 `) |9 U! }
L: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。; o- L" Q* N. @/ K5 E- D* m
* T J- ~5 T6 X \0 P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。 ; g6 w9 Q3 n7 u" R0 e Z3 L$ P7 M H( I* B% M$ A
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