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。 % C7 f2 G. l3 U" C( n, d, Y$ o1 I; i3 K2 Y0 M' L
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ % b- F5 T3 U4 ^" x: V' e4 R/ P% p: v# U E, ^' B' [
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. ; ?( Y5 x- Y8 H# P 4 P6 c7 Q7 L% j- z) k# R) S1 oL: 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 f! A' }/ R& M1 Z' g. S/ z1 R; I; V6 o
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.: h9 h, { R5 O1 i2 W
" t( X' h! v5 b+ J7 b. O# J( XL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。1 r2 n/ m8 R- I3 k! L0 ^; \( X( u
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M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.$ I2 @, x& C; R6 G
1 N$ H' h8 O# }8 U: [" i1 hL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？: W6 O4 v( _# i$ Y% n1 }2 Q; x, G
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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. ' B3 O7 H6 `8 o4 H) f 0 K3 }- K- U* gL: 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。9 N0 g6 Q* U( B; q1 \
3 R: D4 L$ K0 M; K9 H! D; O @M: Um, I certainly did.; ]3 _. _$ L) `
m. y4 f2 `8 \1 JL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ " g6 L2 c( }5 K4 d& f " t& @9 L% q& r( P2 c1 y! b2 aM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. % y- ~4 s- j8 K5 ?0 K2 g i( V) Y# N( B6 F' @( M0 v8 _ X8 h
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？% l3 k8 z: F9 M+ _3 ~5 c: u7 _" }. W
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.1 h8 y9 b" `4 ^5 Y. p
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ 5 T4 W8 k1 m) L7 Y5 ^3 `% J( {7 t2 I" D
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？6 v) Z1 B0 ~: v
- E9 ?; ?) x4 LM: 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... Z( W' l% `4 T5 M8 y! ^8 U3 N) x
E* Z/ c1 m' u4 VL: 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。" _1 | z: g( d: x, A
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!9 K U1 Z4 w2 ]! M7 P8 e8 S: g
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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？: u) p& Y& g4 B$ d+ i" N
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 1 g# k1 M; v% ~% D# F5 i/ R 7 P A/ ^. \+ o9 YL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。2 [* N! g4 r8 Q# N9 s7 C
; l* k6 k2 m* XM: That makes you a bigmouth.' W) b1 s4 P& b' K7 c) v: ^0 w1 m
0 g& b3 v- P) `5 g1 G3 E0 J! i) eL: 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？ ' s1 G/ W) r+ p1 v" m' { . r0 m" Y1 o9 NM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.' [) |0 C4 B9 D' t" b
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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。 ' X7 _0 m# \% Z1 H5 M2 U% c8 O% k* N; z2 q1 M. d
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 3 Q+ \, K" |* K; u @ ! n9 j' t. B8 e/ f: jL: 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！ & c6 S, _* Z) c5 U5 m5 s5 p- y ; p2 \+ m: ?3 I% }$ @0 zM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.4 w* Z; {8 H) x* d$ n* N2 p% m' v8 Z
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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。 2 f* L7 |% X5 @- ~6 I! b* e- Z/ s% c# J& ^- }! U7 k! O4 h& }
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 i3 G# r2 q. i& N
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