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。 + b) [$ B: V: G' w; N3 d! c8 Q+ f& g0 `" w! }) W9 g
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ k7 c4 Q5 y" J- J8 Q$ Q ; a8 ]* L, T1 Y, e6 ]M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. + G$ J! n' g/ r1 j7 P+ {* B* Z! z" N0 j3 U3 v4 Q- X
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。) m u3 m2 ]% q. \
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.$ F0 o! G& k$ l) q% c6 v c
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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。* v* d: W# ], s, R
3 {& i! Y% J$ l( i4 F: |M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.; d1 y0 ~8 g# H$ t
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 6 E C" f& c6 L. K* h 7 h5 R% P' z9 X: bM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.6 C/ k& w1 }; P& H) J) x* ~, j: [
2 O% e5 a' i$ j( P' A4 YL: 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。 . q) t: {: t- W, K( y/ u. E3 e8 o" B0 S! g
M: Um, I certainly did.% @0 O" y# t6 Z7 W6 f% G
4 G& t8 w, L/ C$ kM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out./ L6 U T' }, [
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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？: N8 i# k' R% _, X
7 ~. \( L' E1 W$ ?3 w2 q3 ^M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. % q8 [1 p" z, n. j+ [ i) A; A/ p0 S0 h4 v/ K$ a6 ~8 n
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ ' S, y! F: t' N; Z6 U+ P F- [: { K
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？; ^# R% w' Z9 `5 q; A
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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... ( x1 S% [% B3 S: n: R6 i! k" b" z% R7 T6 f! g# E' c0 y
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。 / G" ?0 H; j, Y' N: Y% h2 F 3 a+ @$ ~. c! N) ~M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! S$ g4 r+ t' ]' G1 T 2 X$ q. ^0 t5 k8 t& tL: 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？ 5 J$ j* Y6 v: P. _6 }- u) ]& r# n' J- o& h5 N/ H! G
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 3 I; C8 o* M5 B + \8 k! D1 J8 I6 Z: ^$ |. yL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。# [: n4 R) K: m7 l) o( q
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. . O( { ]6 Q8 z1 L. ~& g0 m* U e! [
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？8 a+ O2 `1 l9 A9 s
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. . B2 t: v3 L. s# ^/ k) ] ( x \2 ~& N% cL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 4 b3 N0 ~9 [8 Q; d9 n8 O( p% d& O6 C8 {- e( a! h7 S
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 4 |6 B3 q$ e$ `% d ) P# R: c; O/ B9 E4 }# aL: 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！7 ^/ J- X" Y1 F# K1 X, `8 b
; y1 {: J# L4 q6 l* [+ t/ ~* A- h( bM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth." o }. F3 Q' G1 w% B3 R! H2 o
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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。 # Q3 `5 m& S: p# F' Q p8 g) ]6 \/ L: Q$ ^( x; G
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。+ s; ?+ [6 X5 a7 F- ^. w$ X
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