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。 " o% ]! s+ k" w c" v% _ $ j) C+ X. s. h) g) c% U% ML: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? + a' V2 |! W K $ v) b; s( k% kM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. - b, D( _$ p) Q* z4 U 7 ]+ H$ i6 E j6 H9 _+ }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。$ E( _8 u, {. U( i
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L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 $ a! F4 v/ n/ [. l: v( N$ `; t! x( y( n" U' I
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. + P! R: d [7 p ' `7 L( l; @; j5 o( ]& GL: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀?# U( X0 H/ l5 U/ `$ @5 {' B! K. ^
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M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. 7 E1 m8 M' s- Y" m1 j, ] # y0 D9 ?( H0 h0 o8 ~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。 4 q& a. ~+ _4 f o& l2 c- J# z6 W$ s' ^" u1 l$ W
M: Um, I certainly did.# V6 @) J4 u% |! z3 |/ P
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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? . k: W4 Q' F. C5 K( e! r 7 H- O$ a7 m6 R2 \M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. & c$ c' Q' q- M$ k1 m7 Z( y6 @5 j# ?
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?& D5 N2 a q% D# w4 f4 q# G
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.( E" r; {# V) E4 }/ P/ v
+ ~9 _& R9 m' Y9 h4 z1 |L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢! 6 k; T9 C2 f# r; K: n 8 o% ^; ^9 q+ Y$ x* W1 j; SMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰? y4 [" a n# t6 Z. ~$ s: u! }& E. T + V+ p8 V0 Z. ^( kM: 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... ! H7 V5 n8 ?; }4 B' S% g/ D9 r; v/ v( n- o
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。 - G' O0 @- s1 \) M & g; X7 R+ H/ p% m; I) }5 z: @M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!- u, S/ ]3 \+ T
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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?3 E: f5 A/ N6 _9 k9 T5 N
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. + h7 [; J0 u; C% x# ^5 O ! L. S7 y& `* 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? ( U( Z2 ^" @0 q% [$ L ' \. l0 Q3 G- g( |M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. - ^1 z- A+ F% ?* p% O- S1 H + O% E8 r+ V. ~5 q+ f- p% n3 nL: Michael,我真不应该那么多嘴,把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。; u; b( K$ p! h
$ q' A; Z1 p( \* Y- ~M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. & v2 F" i6 D7 y8 r . Z( l+ Z `+ v4 ^6 ~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! . i7 ]9 h! x& I G7 F+ T6 A% Z+ M' u9 `8 Q
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 1 v5 }' h6 T. }' X+ j2 n& I , `! E2 f( M5 y( Z* f0 [% `; y' DL: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。 ( e% f! w+ A9 G" y5 | ! ]" n* n, n1 V* D5 r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。 * x/ x+ f3 M m% F! \8 S $ _- r) n1 c( y* {/ [Audio as following: % x) F' Q- t5 I" x2 F