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。' w. Q/ ?, r9 Q) j5 E
' S# `% p8 q$ u, L1 f5 ML: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗?! z$ \) e. Y4 S; O' S
4 c9 b. U, Q/ [$ b& U4 u& YM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.% M* L- d+ U( Z: Q q
( D3 s$ o7 K" [7 h) eL: 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。 + l0 E/ `' p% `' y H* p; } p! H1 s: F
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.# Y. r' X, J" J" x6 U. T
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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。 ( G! A1 h- v$ G3 `/ z0 O! a: O3 n3 ~% F
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. 1 Z/ p S4 a0 B% _$ R5 P+ q& Y$ K v' d
L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀? 0 R- V% v( V) [$ @& a6 A5 Z9 U! H1 n( Q! J
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.5 R! X2 {/ b$ [! J8 O
2 _, h T W7 QM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out./ {2 M( S, ?7 J4 D
: T6 [: I( N) H4 C Y: {# B9 X8 aL: 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? . i5 N7 J! o5 } 8 f, ^) z5 C( g: v9 pM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. . Z( Z+ W6 }; l. q9 r$ z- z+ m+ m1 c. m" M
L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢! 5 g N% H; J% _$ |$ f: @2 l ! |- A- \, k' t& k1 Y/ a t, @Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?9 S) p6 P) B" q9 c! r. X, s
5 B8 }3 D& f3 Z9 j U% n# a) ]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... . a" C8 c: {. Y: V# X2 J7 U0 |4 Q2 T/ l$ R E4 b; r
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。$ A7 Y2 F' l O9 v- N& {$ k
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!& K* q+ E' U- X
7 N' w% o4 o, J! B hL: 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?# X X( [. b; J: ]& \7 A, k1 n
8 q% y0 o( q3 I( w$ \M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!5 }; ^; a0 N" X, F
: ?/ @; a! z# y# GM: That makes you a bigmouth.2 d6 O% G f. P! `# t# d
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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? 2 h2 \) I% c* H8 t6 \8 F0 y+ [) o
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 9 \# S+ R- a, H 3 j5 s. k, l8 S( TL: 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( P/ `7 q Z 9 d5 n' q& s/ l1 TM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. ; {! [5 l) I- g {0 T1 a( Q& p J- U; t& r. U! d
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! 3 g2 U' ~& T$ P8 j$ T 3 k( { Z: q* L1 s4 q- O0 }M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.1 I$ ^. V$ F' H: \5 |* [7 O, M
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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。 7 \0 J {" a2 J2 k 9 r3 V" {1 t7 n: g0 O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。 - n5 A% L) e( w: r1 V3 c! u2 r5 ~2 [: ?- d# m) |
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