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。" K1 N& \9 _! a b
3 L, T. B( `2 Y! V) R! cL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？& z7 S& P- x4 t- b8 e
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& i, R* |/ N* I# Q. B% [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。$ t ]) d! D! B
Y/ l! b+ z9 L4 a. }8 h# VM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 1 L4 k1 E8 d! r8 z' ^' T ) Y* _& U5 w+ ~& V0 W* \" B4 X; wL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。" s, k# d2 P8 A! ~" ^
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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.0 F" V f6 x' e" v
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ ) l4 l4 ~( i V( p$ c4 G- Q9 C7 Z4 e P) @+ K! K
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.' {9 j( n H+ X7 n8 g8 U. v7 E
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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。0 q; o6 h8 X: J# i
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M: Um, I certainly did. # i# u3 R7 l. h% t" K/ E 8 e) w$ @. v3 Y: AL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？* t7 F8 ~ B# z
; ^1 S, I ?6 w# T% j4 F. hM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. ]6 }/ O+ o% V* I! r$ g1 s3 J; X. z) m3 N+ C* t5 h( L! j
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？) L6 u! a1 {4 ]% ]5 ?- _' { {" C& ^# A
- W* }* D. A5 WM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. / A) r* L" n0 _3 G' l7 z$ Q 3 m$ w( u; M C1 |* A1 L2 ML: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ + o( B4 A3 W% o* ^. Q5 R 4 N: U+ x8 g% oMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ ; T0 O1 u+ K7 ~; ?( I1 ^ 1 l O) { q: D' f0 V- KM: 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... ( @3 p% [# g4 E 2 i: [ t# b2 m" O' e/ PL: 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。 $ g) c, A( Z# L1 H: e; J" ]& z3 F/ D$ e( a6 W# @
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! ?) a, g. V- l- O0 C" F9 y/ k
9 o5 v: d( h- P# kL: 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？ " I+ w; {9 A; C . X; v9 w' ^4 mM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 9 U G2 v( Y* b0 T% G/ b, I" o6 D# f& X7 |, Z" B6 y" ~
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。# E/ V0 c/ G) x+ O& A' {1 O
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. ' `& w) c0 @ E, w7 t: O 4 e% {2 i5 Q6 f% y9 j4 CL: 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？- ?) h+ f0 E, A9 X; A' m
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.' ]8 Y; V! O( j& `
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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。2 t# M$ m) R! i. x
; H5 I; ^1 G/ t1 S3 ]9 X$ h; HM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. - O1 C/ @' {& B3 A3 s! H- E% d: Q! p& l
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！ # J( w5 S) _! k3 [2 n* i# |4 r8 D " p# T5 [% I/ W* U: gM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 7 e" X+ s4 O0 h C# C . v5 b, o6 D0 A3 XL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 % p3 }, H. S$ E 8 ?9 o% s6 p! ^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。5 u) c8 I3 P8 l2 y
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