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。8 I9 l( F' J9 ]& N
7 V; j7 G% Z2 N2 }L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ J" k! N- F9 \* V& S2 Q) L0 k5 X7 o. b
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. / v `# m! S6 g6 @% E4 E' D( b' d2 N/ ?( N" @! D! Y
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。7 Y+ ^0 ]( y3 s, }! o3 a; D# J
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out./ o) D' \5 p$ ~. V) _
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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。 4 z) {4 h/ a; R9 [3 e, x5 C3 N$ I 9 `) L6 R8 v0 c3 ?# T$ hM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.! @8 I% ^# l9 o' i! Z8 X2 X, A
9 U2 `3 A) W; e- D0 kL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？1 j* g) d! b& U' ]
6 v% | s4 \6 ~' i% L# x: @ NM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. W, \9 A' Q, b1 F8 W
% p }7 @8 i, l7 v6 s- hL: 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。7 v n9 M/ Z4 @( k; ^! F6 F$ N
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M: Um, I certainly did. 0 h! V" E# q/ O5 S) d- [0 H# I5 h# q' N) U* p, u
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ * m$ F1 ]: c! w& i3 w; |& k. _1 d+ }- L% v% C" B ?2 g3 x# v+ Q
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.7 I* t- l6 U2 a; G, R$ o& D
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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？ ' Y' r" f0 R8 d( c) W( J1 M* @9 q. n: m4 O+ W8 f
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays./ R- d; ^, I/ j; i9 t) ?
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ ' u% N2 j: |$ w- l5 L' ?- f ) _, U K' C4 s; K- E4 XMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ ( c' G' m7 ^0 P: f9 e D! t4 b- \$ `9 s* X' P# _
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... 4 v4 t" I! F/ }! ?5 D6 G! \8 w: }# k. X. a7 g
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。 : H" G2 K4 r G9 [' i# j3 f" x0 f7 ^# U* x
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!% r# i' ]& p4 p, F+ T
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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？ " i5 I( g" O. B1 U, M. H( L* } 5 f7 [. y8 ?1 {% Y+ uM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! Z5 o; M+ M Y" e6 F0 ? & \ _7 F' r: b9 h* C8 p5 J2 {6 pL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。1 \, @! M0 ~7 k8 U5 J/ E1 e" p4 k7 v
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M: That makes you a bigmouth.6 f% k" p- l2 g1 q* B* i8 Y+ h( g
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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？3 h# B2 j! \- _
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.% M: P. Q1 V: B+ A9 O
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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.6 i1 X# s1 W, r
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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！# h; Z1 q7 G3 B7 K9 ^% h! e/ C; q
, m5 h- S( S8 F8 S9 t! [M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. $ A3 F5 H- c* F5 V" Y$ P + p* A N) ^7 ]( nL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 " u' V5 V' Z# ?' Z$ u & G/ }: E" b$ \; 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。# C. G8 P% z$ o* T- e. [, z
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