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" Q% H. Z1 X3 A% N
. x+ _ H* l/ _) O% `7 cL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？4 H3 P# f4 A$ q8 p1 \0 U1 t
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. : C* x2 Q! N! |: v+ P' `. h+ m+ g$ a T' x' m6 C9 z
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。 7 z7 g( u) z# H5 R9 r 6 m* H9 \# X0 n8 _" q5 a% s @8 W U3 d" lM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out." |4 r- d# k( i7 V2 I2 _
# a3 s; B8 q6 w$ Y# J' Q5 R2 Z+ I/ R zL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 3 o) m* t0 x# |) C, s' ]2 U* p' o
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. 2 f7 ] r7 g* `" p* A8 _% B- V3 _' b
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？' y1 B7 p l, `" q6 k# B5 Q
0 T5 d- S! u: f8 v+ v* ~( MM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.9 Q8 t4 z7 S0 `1 K" s
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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。/ b6 @$ [% x( a
/ z' }8 I w6 }M: Um, I certainly did.6 A" E, R* |& u
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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？" G2 |# f7 H$ z
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M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 8 _& R! a5 r9 ~: e+ i! K 1 W3 O/ | ^' U2 }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？1 _1 P7 Q. l# [+ [& @: I1 Y7 u% q
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.+ F/ P8 h+ G9 z6 E
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！, A$ x2 K8 `% W2 U) l2 U& n4 n
8 q8 N$ K- i1 Z+ h( T& y% O- NMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ " w4 m d9 {+ c( T5 a0 U* B; v1 } l) g3 u g+ }* f
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.... J1 i# ~' \$ a9 r0 y- j
, G, v2 e; d( _8 W% ZL: 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。 ' T B% m5 b2 B ! r9 u9 c$ |/ ^& ?6 _0 nM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!4 K, r0 L$ [# n; E/ Y9 e
3 _* }5 p3 r" I! w4 H* z- G4 yL: 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？+ C' I) n5 G( P' a
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! ) X* n! \7 k$ v. S; m* o + ? _9 @1 v6 b4 J8 R8 dL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 , O5 {. I: l0 ?; h' m# T1 Y. X+ a- b) O5 T( G8 i/ C
M: That makes you a bigmouth.: S/ X6 S& _' j
4 p7 q" b E! A" V3 XL: 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？% K' l/ [: t1 Z. p/ r6 ]
0 U: I2 x: X" u6 C0 V" z( O- EM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 6 C- g( S' F G/ t$ N4 U 2 }3 ^9 _; R+ f3 EL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 / A+ |3 H& |* }6 e* r$ U4 Q1 f h) m8 s3 s7 B
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.: p- y/ b" c% A; V8 l
) v( _5 S# I" b+ Q0 _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！+ t6 A- a) g; ^- {$ t0 w
! r+ l% Y3 p- v) J0 `8 eM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.6 \! v6 C0 R$ @2 ^
0 h- Z9 H0 I' i2 L8 c# H# hL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。# ~6 t b6 g' z$ H- m- e& Q8 W$ g
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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。 4 `# }6 `) _) h& `2 c, H2 _! O+ k, X/ }+ O# f$ F* g w' g8 P
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