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& X5 ?* \" u8 q5 D( n$ `/ g , |( [, q2 D' H: s. \! Q" pL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗?8 L' ^8 p/ y# F' w/ q" k$ Z4 g) D% b
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.$ a- @: v& G |1 y/ n. k9 r5 u
) z) `/ p: b, ~, e- IM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.' y9 v* ~7 B: ]" ?) Q
2 J ~6 F. G5 ]% [L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 / P9 g W+ `" P7 { \ + U9 S3 L. h0 ~9 \' ?: T2 m8 sM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.% e( N7 M1 Z( i8 [8 X& @
% r6 J* N2 _* b' @5 W% CM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.2 D- I6 G( F: w1 U2 }/ E
9 J. c" [1 O& a5 JL: 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。 . p6 l- p' i6 R9 m7 R 6 e* C/ l" h8 w( _7 ?- d( Y# X* aM: Um, I certainly did.' s. L) D7 a$ k# [1 Z
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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? / E% C4 N' M4 n8 I 7 S0 d! T2 |8 s5 W7 m3 E$ mM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 3 _2 O; y s I; @; Y, K' O% X$ [) m " H1 _; t! _8 e) j7 z* qL: 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? 4 P1 g/ ^1 }/ v$ e p" F" l u) X+ Y, w" a7 Y( HM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. & d6 w& c+ J' M. |! `9 e: G8 r* H( G- J! r# x( @
L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢! , `% X. T7 ?+ _ / ]: b- m4 U$ {: f0 \Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰? % V' U& |4 z# L6 e! H1 D; ~( N % e# _' L$ c1 G0 w% ~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... 3 W9 u# d! w4 P; m3 Y A3 z4 d4 K/ D6 H2 t3 m! c
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。 ; p+ l) t" h+ C& D: `. U% b* _ * N* A8 q5 {' S; O/ j5 iM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 5 |- _# k) O0 E& K8 A# W, m; X7 k1 O* A( i7 C" c7 U; I; ]' s
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?; I: P c4 t, ^
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!1 S# ?. G8 t+ I# N# ?' ~3 A
: R9 i* v6 e! ?5 O; @7 WL: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。 ! |0 d, O( x. s1 k/ ~3 s* F 1 j% h% _# Z4 ?; |! c) LM: That makes you a bigmouth.8 z$ a. T) I9 h' T
7 x$ f9 u6 ^& V/ z# T) L# WL: 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? ) g' H# X) p1 b8 F ) ? l9 ~! j3 q, o2 ZM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.9 Z2 ~' h8 u' B! w5 R8 y
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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。 ( T9 n8 U3 @& z( B3 O' K/ r+ B' ^' W
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.$ i# ]: T% x0 t' @' W$ @1 E
5 W# p) g) R& R7 o8 IL: 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! ! s7 A3 m" L# y6 e" J6 \ r& J4 H& K# j0 r' o2 ?, JM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth./ n# J! P0 V+ n: K