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。 $ l( k+ ?! N4 | 6 k! h4 h# x! T) gL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? 1 ?+ y w5 o6 A4 G0 S: h. e1 M1 X. g p! V- F$ L. M
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.2 Y1 S! H9 A8 ], d2 d
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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。 9 J7 r* ?/ q# [2 w' s- ^' y Q" J, q4 j1 V
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.8 c9 H' [1 P- ]
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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。 ) h# U( I) _! n% H/ A7 y* v% Y& Y# M
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.* B1 \( h( {& y
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L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀? ) x+ K3 F0 ?7 K3 E# \/ } z ! e; P9 }# E3 B6 C8 q! tM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. * _ ]; b- {0 J& v 8 K6 B1 Y1 S3 ]- ]! WL: 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。6 r' f W& Y# d4 F' P1 Z
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M: Um, I certainly did.8 Y. _/ ^ l4 h% K( W5 ?6 j
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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? 9 J# ?, f: Z1 ]& l / i: t+ D- S' N+ k" uM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.6 `8 O; s+ r6 e t, k
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 9 Z$ w3 v* d6 I) N' k/ P* C1 R+ R * ?$ I) v) f) ?' p& @L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢!& [! o- z$ \* [7 A9 T4 [" O* J6 O
1 c! ^( n1 b$ G2 M& q3 wMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰? + M& G6 B* O9 I4 `8 Q/ J* \* t- } / u- m4 L' b5 e1 ~2 t3 ]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... " }& W) `% T7 x9 h( G. Y $ ?! X% u1 ~. A- Q5 B& x9 n# 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。 7 C% @/ U# g8 d# n* v ) V4 i9 Q7 F+ B, U7 D, AM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!% d7 C" d/ N$ ]! T& B
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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?$ m' V: m0 S$ z; H, |
$ B, h7 A4 J& u8 ?% `; E0 vM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!& f" @: [( c# L; Y+ G; X
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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。: C, ~9 R; p8 d, w: |; R
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M: That makes you a bigmouth.: k' L+ T l) G o
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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? * c7 s% W+ Z- D; o6 t Q7 _, _2 J* y& A3 [
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. : _5 p& t7 r |. v: n # |6 h3 G% ]% T9 R1 E6 ?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。 . T5 R3 z" C; s0 z$ |& z6 Q. y1 Z* F1 H8 G( t* z
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.; t+ W# [: j# ~+ s
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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! - h( J6 {- s4 e" w. k1 g1 W7 _# n 2 {8 w# @) [: J, aM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. " M" }, [% g- i2 u. `1 U; E/ D& [, j% c3 R9 D( f3 Y: X
L: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。$ i* ~/ E( ^- p2 N1 k7 W
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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。 2 I& M! k; ~: _- {' M& T. \ / a8 K& R+ A4 W6 EAudio as following: 5 U! D0 k2 t% c1 H# a