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。 9 {6 o1 r* q& Z M. Q# _+ \; v6 [5 U {6 L; f
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？( f8 w1 W8 l" n. t
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. $ ]' H1 I, P3 F( ^7 [. a! w( V ]& W" z7 O3 K6 b; M2 a- ~" r# |
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。. z% r/ m( H5 y7 G+ v* m. }
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.. J7 d8 _4 I E9 |* L p8 P
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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. ! B8 T# ^9 c. ?* P" k. f& H7 U4 |- K$ S6 s. Z A
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ / W8 |9 O) D* s1 L C' ^8 r. S! Q) W) w" e( KM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.+ n8 X- g/ o" T+ x2 h4 A( F! V# e
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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。 ( @; n, Q( t: s9 q. ] ( H( s5 {8 r$ w: @" tM: Um, I certainly did., p, i! z/ f7 a7 O9 N
/ \% i0 Z+ Q; GL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ ) U# |3 E- T7 j0 t: P( x 7 n! T/ X& \' C) K- c. Z" LM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.4 j0 ~5 V/ Z8 U, j: F8 q) Y) f" _. W" O3 M
- d h3 v. y1 n0 gL: 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？ 6 w2 E7 E& I) p0 ^- E : _! h, e4 Z( Y% H' AM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.7 v! _- k8 e! I' K* R
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！; u- v2 v9 ^8 A# Z" F+ j) S; h
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ ' l4 b1 {, Y( C% {, {. t) d* I9 k8 U! ]# ?# E
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...9 s/ D0 @! ? t0 j
) g. ` Y# B+ t7 s# F2 w: PL: 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 M# M' t1 X+ Y1 y2 P/ P: L ) v6 S8 D5 S- x, [6 xM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!/ } s" p5 e9 P+ R& Z0 G3 [
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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？8 I4 w& ~5 p2 R
$ o' @5 X, ?* l6 S7 XM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! " ^2 [+ `' V1 ^' N 9 f: W" P u, r, \" V3 `L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。: x4 Y3 n3 X0 p% V3 g) i9 r
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M: That makes you a bigmouth.# Q1 y! H u: R0 i
( j) ]/ A; S$ M& S5 c* B; f5 X, iL: 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( [4 w, w7 u0 q4 f" T( X 0 S3 a' k- J; g; d/ w$ w* bM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 4 j1 x( ~$ O* {$ E m( B $ O$ |' l( @2 k7 p1 n- E* VL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。7 T- l% H& i, B m' @5 |4 ~: A5 s
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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. l; i% e/ S/ l9 q" _/ X
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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！ ( R5 V( J O, j ) j1 E3 _% V* B% a2 F/ `- O% n" iM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.& H$ J$ r5 `' W0 K8 u( p
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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。 9 ]: r* e4 \* O! y) `; @ ' Q5 Z' m8 P( R8 g8 [ T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。* z$ k3 g p( u) P; L4 ]
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