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。 ; ]# V, ^* W0 x7 s. @ | . ?4 E1 o# v: `6 wL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？4 X2 q4 y& Q, h- A8 G
$ R0 _: g) O7 I& PM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.8 e6 a( ? J( k! J; S
' l; h p9 V; ^3 d" }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。1 y+ U2 G- o: R7 c. D8 J" R
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.' F% n# {1 X3 r, o2 D7 D" 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。8 h) C. R% x$ Y9 ^! r4 {
* t, M/ E7 I* o+ L( OM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.+ D+ v6 c. P Q& }! R$ Q3 X9 p
8 O2 _: ^/ p" c0 x# U: r( \L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？5 d' d0 W1 M8 w9 m
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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.& k& O8 _* h" {9 A$ J7 K2 ~$ n; C
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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。 ! b7 a0 q% @# w& D0 h" \: D6 s/ K3 y" |0 |) r
M: Um, I certainly did.% D5 y6 b8 d$ ]3 @& T+ S. f# [
) J+ ^. J2 Z( z3 z$ xL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ 3 F% g4 e, b& c6 A1 R7 l4 Q$ M/ d& P) r' A5 _: G
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. * q, r% y5 [% m* T3 `* {7 t! G 0 k) o* E# a) F: x- K* ?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？ 8 n3 Q" K' }; r. D- D! D, ]/ z % C0 m; [- a# A7 H$ R4 [M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 0 l- q7 k5 I- Q ; h0 ^- Q3 P/ {6 m- i, _+ kL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！: p* K5 p4 v" Z* O$ T" M
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ . i7 k4 w, m9 u" `5 w2 A) u% j ) o1 }) r5 C7 o5 Q: K: k7 aM: 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... % P7 G9 [ @7 P5 t! p5 M/ r. {( z; x/ O8 b' z: `! k/ w9 O# W
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。 - `9 x! B% I# |3 {; @" o/ a C+ i8 x$ B* k9 Z. B! d
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 6 r- P5 G7 W- J2 s* F( u4 K, H- n6 d- g8 A3 S9 O5 U
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？' Z4 D. O' E4 @
% \2 k: L9 j( xM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! : s9 n0 q8 O5 `% u5 s; j8 _1 Q, W/ a# f+ I1 g5 ]; e; b7 f
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 6 `7 x4 f3 f9 w0 h $ t# n( y+ ]7 s% g# w. A; C" oM: That makes you a bigmouth. g4 u. H, S. M9 G# v& ]$ c4 C7 Z. i# Y4 t0 O( H& F
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？) J- Z1 Z' Z) }5 c; E/ V; r
0 _1 v( ?/ N6 XM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech., C# ?2 u9 M3 V9 x V
0 X* w7 e4 N* Y' p0 t% PL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。+ M+ X+ U4 z6 n
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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. 3 j! @+ C |" u- i# J* V& m1 S+ ~- y. T2 i: n) N' p
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！ : p( L2 V4 q m! c+ r0 H U$ J/ B+ E7 R) Z
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth., D7 b. P' W0 L* @
% n5 u9 ~3 m- y5 K6 P2 B6 H# OL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。6 h ]' \9 x6 R: I+ l
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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。) k2 y5 l- h d, |5 T) w# k
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