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。 ) h5 P4 I5 F! b! s! S 6 S3 i( q) D8 h8 k' W, d0 p/ K+ gL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? - y7 [- S ~9 T4 C# W $ q8 K, m/ ]8 KM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.. T# C F$ R6 c& t2 I, B, `
0 b: C$ e. h. q5 j: uM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.. z( {2 u% F% Q8 b2 C$ v& f
! ~' R; X( y( m8 BL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。- T) j4 |- q) ^$ c. H
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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. C) a# V! v2 [' k8 }+ J
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L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀?/ f7 P8 n' s* _- G
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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。+ z1 P; Z; {+ F; a: H0 f
. j3 {) t! t1 ^; Q; K. T6 BM: Um, I certainly did.; P# y9 ~$ C9 k u3 R7 n
2 g* l, [% d6 J7 p6 A2 H# i6 |$ {+ yL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方? ( N# Z- x J4 m1 C$ M" j( K9 w2 e9 ]+ w# V) O
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.% m+ K2 V* T- R Z) u
- Z* Y$ S# a* ]+ D5 k( W0 g+ 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?. P- g# S. r+ n0 |" C3 k
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. ! `4 E/ [) G6 D: R 4 q; j: @7 H2 xL: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢!: ]5 x- ~" I# C. m9 i4 h! y% P4 E
$ ?! f0 c" s8 D7 {; kMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰? % e: q& R* \3 d" D& T0 n6 v 9 z6 f9 g) O1 h6 `" ^+ SM: 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...( I6 L2 w, n4 k% l7 r$ s. V4 b
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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。2 C0 M0 b5 l( S$ ? h) V4 m
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 6 D8 ?2 x3 U) Y8 K 4 O$ \! i% d9 s8 x; _8 D3 w9 j4 xL: 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) k" @7 e! R O; m( {6 k! n
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 3 H) G/ W; K0 |( W, r 7 ?0 E; n+ Z1 f+ E/ zL: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。 - H2 t& E1 W4 ~2 z3 v5 K1 ] L9 ]& c4 l! k! E- H
M: That makes you a bigmouth.# W; W6 E9 m4 A" P" n
; C" V' |. `& Q+ s5 D. c! _$ J. rL: 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?- N) E" U8 y; _! p1 u7 m
1 I8 P" ]5 Z6 R: a5 T. VM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 2 |" l3 E7 a N2 P 7 G- h, d9 m! V' G( AL: Michael,我真不应该那么多嘴,把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。7 G5 E+ F& R Y6 w( Y
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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.# T7 h! b8 f) h5 R' B# k
9 f C- e I0 f7 r' [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! 8 L' U. C* l9 q' L3 a0 ]3 |+ U + z- \) u7 f' B2 l% D0 Q! vM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.1 D/ x4 V5 ^2 `! D9 z5 X/ I3 m9 [
; ]& q/ Y% x) Q6 H' v2 [8 ~L: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。9 m K# w- h) A/ k