4 _1 w9 J6 L- T( ]* Y" D9 lM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. # ~6 d8 }( I) J2 w- X* e' g' Z M % P* J1 B! y$ x6 ~% w& X4 j6 gL: 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。3 ?; J. k0 ^/ [3 [
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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。 1 E) l' B2 I# z8 Y# G: T/ V: B4 F! @
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.3 _1 J% D# a: I
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 4 Z1 p7 c$ s5 Y* s7 H) f# @* i; ]" ~3 D0 q1 D
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. # b) v3 v2 O9 l- @/ g; G7 W1 D+ [6 {
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。 3 q- K4 T' p3 L' r7 h7 j & q8 y" }# s& M+ H# o7 U5 i+ SM: Um, I certainly did.( z+ P- N) j4 O
8 [: H& p+ N- F, u8 Y9 \L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ ! ]: K$ `" u7 _+ k9 W3 M " N$ n; E+ n3 S! \3 {" T8 \ WM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 8 w8 P7 c: m; e! \ S" H6 d9 G , C) t9 r0 c6 \$ }/ V& ~3 R* z6 sL: 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？ 9 _1 E. b& G/ s$ ^9 d2 S6 N( G " R" k7 e: z1 y& fM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. * y) N. H0 R+ S! ?5 w- u5 x7 {) W- q/ z; @: I6 ~3 u& u3 V
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！. u4 O0 x% e+ K0 `% Q% k# {
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ . o* n6 h! H( `) u! l0 i* K$ E' K. l3 b5 ]7 W
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...% T1 Z1 _4 D+ }& N
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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。 Z* E" W" k2 y
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!2 Q% V) y3 A& B0 z0 \1 ]1 ?$ w' N
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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？" y a9 K" w5 o; v B
' l; C6 D! p7 i4 pM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!3 H, v( K9 O5 B
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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。6 U( v% d `6 y+ ?( ~
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. K$ U0 W; V2 f8 P$ D* R # k9 I* I* q$ AL: 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？ 9 r, c3 V' r% R0 Y0 m 3 H& d8 r8 p8 R( ] ^( A$ ^M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.7 l- k% `& ^1 X
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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 D4 \, Y: q: g$ J2 J
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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！0 m! a7 E6 K/ b, l. z
9 P6 [* K/ Z5 b, m; w& r# E+ Y" YM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. A# i& R2 l; @6 Q6 a4 J3 ?1 O; e2 I' a4 b# C3 q( O; l
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 , i) ^2 e x# k6 K4 G- G- R+ ~. N0 m
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。4 a* K* o7 a9 A n; X
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