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。+ K, p# F' M" s2 O/ n- r2 M, K g9 Q
/ o7 B# `5 Y. z$ U4 qL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？" v9 J( u2 N+ R* q/ |: @
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.) R- _% q* v, I. s- u) e! f
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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。 " b+ l# d# z; T' n* r7 V* F6 ^0 n2 j/ }5 W2 V% R
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. / ~6 U# Z# D( K9 n 5 Y) g$ U& b: h" v. zL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。* x0 {. r+ M; Q
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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.# l D7 Q. z% W1 t6 [: w0 r! e
1 B6 H! J8 \+ {0 \$ ?L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ , l( b! N; w6 |8 o% V; h0 q3 `. J2 a2 E& z
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. ; L F1 t# |$ l" K- y; l4 X6 G( R# D- ?0 k( }3 p* l6 g9 q
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。 * V3 r _3 O7 w' c; `5 b- y9 ^6 `# }
M: Um, I certainly did.! _1 z, ^8 j9 y# \) _! ^ L" b
$ B W7 K8 n3 u$ GL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ ( }# X. T8 }% ~. q# R) z/ p1 g2 }: |' ^ }% a l
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 8 e# |0 k: r! E % V6 }* p& \$ l) l( j& yL: 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？# t, b* F) ]: Y9 ^; ^
4 G4 L$ _# i' Q0 yM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 1 `% }& ?* d" V# F # X \- D% I; N$ G. H( ]L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！" B; S- P U; q3 e- o$ Q. \
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？. w$ O' H& G$ }% q- |7 e, }$ ^
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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...1 c* h2 J1 y- Y; v. e( B
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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。! `5 _+ G$ |- k* a1 V" [( k4 F1 j
' i9 l. ^0 e! s7 n; K/ P0 L$ ZM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! . Z0 l6 J+ N2 F5 A+ W) W7 e9 Z 7 D! }$ B9 F# w4 q5 EL: 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？: r. `+ h. Y5 R
. [% N+ O+ I$ N6 N* O& KM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!1 n: C( I+ t; {7 i, v
8 Q( ^+ r; A f; A. C+ j6 F7 [L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。2 f+ C' V3 E1 D: `0 P( _ f/ D
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M: That makes you a bigmouth./ }. J+ y! m6 N
( A& M. Q5 ~' y ^- x8 ZL: 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？ 0 ^0 N* K4 E5 e+ P3 \! T( g' u, ~9 c; @2 _) l
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 9 X7 ~" f( l0 `# b$ R8 r8 j * a9 l3 N; Y3 L! N% V% m8 XL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。' I$ _; r8 E1 p. {8 b
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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.7 l" D r1 K( [" M' N' u" E5 j
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