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。0 U3 d9 K5 n4 E- \4 u
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? $ g" c, |6 V$ E3 ~, o! s+ | 6 G% [5 _ c( \2 S- w1 [M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 7 d& \6 C* L; l7 | ; j3 l6 h y) h! ~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。 5 h" l3 ?( \% z5 I% p# Q' L7 A4 x, l: m/ z
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.8 Y {- D0 {( h
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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。& N1 Q6 J4 v+ w3 L& D
. }1 H4 a r4 s- eM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.1 k, v Y8 ?4 C7 n4 y, m" G0 J
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M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.8 @/ S6 m' z3 r* t3 i+ x9 U
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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。) N1 N% \( v; ^1 m
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M: Um, I certainly did. $ T% m9 L9 E: B2 Y5 C5 Q ' P' }+ i% W& K& f0 M0 K- CL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方?( i r7 R$ L& O5 M! d( E$ j y9 B
/ \3 q1 ] d0 b: ^ V6 h+ TM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 3 y0 d t' ^4 @" C & i: D( a2 V9 c* rL: 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?8 q! F7 [- w, ?7 H9 y
& W% S: P. ~5 gM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. ; U C2 c0 }% t1 T9 s% u 6 Z% h+ R. o0 N& lL: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢!7 q7 _3 t! d! J o) h" L
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?5 `5 W H/ X' v0 [2 k: B/ c" Q
3 A3 v i3 b7 B* q% fM: 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... : p; g9 e7 q( t2 w2 p3 F2 P8 B 9 B' n. ^4 m3 J" q( R9 v- y9 CL: 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。8 O% M0 D$ U6 D c1 ?: [/ R# q3 g$ E
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 3 U' |; y, j/ ~$ r5 N. \* K, U( o f( x/ U
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? ; l3 `! f7 |3 K" M 8 M( f0 _! N8 wM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!8 T' w: K ~2 f% e( e: U
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L: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。 . x6 I) t' \9 ?! i ) C. @( U2 _6 s; z* LM: That makes you a bigmouth.$ u- p& h1 `6 C
3 W" O+ S. ?- AL: 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? ! t4 L" U2 ~3 s/ ^" \' S5 n- p
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 2 `0 |; a) }" d C: l9 P5 s6 h7 q0 L# ^3 W! N/ g" |/ @
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。 0 k4 e0 [/ |* a! m# {, H0 c Q5 q4 _9 V) K: ?8 F+ e/ YM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. / e4 @7 K% o, }( C r3 [- w& D; e9 e, ?# [
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!1 m3 q. S- T& Q
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ) y) s$ O* k& ]- g( ]$ F; ]: }8 x! g0 J
L: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。( ^5 R# J8 ^8 n, n+ ~9 B
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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。* F0 X& @3 T. E1 Q; O
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