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。 : O7 j" i: \3 z8 T; e" Z2 x9 k: Y7 V% Y
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? ( l: ?4 W# n% |% b9 P' t8 M 1 p, t% e, ]* p3 c3 L5 qM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. ; E W, V( ?/ y; o# {0 h' _- o. N% D1 p4 B" W9 P
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。* L6 `" ]1 _& u3 ~2 F+ |
?, O7 P' k+ X9 bM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.0 X& |5 H `5 i1 h& |
& @5 g& Y7 B) ?6 g7 V3 E, c: OL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。* P. u$ l! d% q% ] R- C3 I
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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. - B7 Q+ L! M: I+ C+ M, O/ B; h5 n" U- N$ A w9 p$ b
L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀?: {! E1 F6 k1 J! C+ I+ R
( A# G) b5 M! _; l/ T) E' p) g% ~M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.& I5 o2 W4 ^8 L% t4 A2 w
- m) n/ {1 U" V8 J) UL: 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。 + L5 d% }1 B8 D! i4 T$ l2 F( @8 O4 ^% _3 C
M: Um, I certainly did. 4 D7 ?% i6 v! @' Z: S 7 X( T% ~- m* P$ s* B0 N- yL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方? 3 U, K5 x7 v9 I3 N8 j. y; L& z/ p0 N' M1 o& w8 ?
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. : h- R4 E) E7 C- i5 m3 u- T 0 y0 y( w. s. J, P. 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? ( C. d6 M: {' L) G. _$ w. Z3 E. V' A
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 1 a- ]5 w! i! w/ T 1 g4 K0 r& g1 v2 y7 |7 ]. Q2 RL: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢! ) ~/ i3 h1 o1 b: I ' S: \" H7 Z. ~) y0 ?' HMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?1 }- b3 }# u4 l( @2 u- Y t
( M6 V& W) \. C8 R, c) w7 f+ uM: 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... $ b' P# [0 j2 @% X6 ?4 N7 n ! I7 B$ e* W) W8 {% Q _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 F" ]: d/ [. f8 E
5 `7 ]( p. l& V9 }5 P! |M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! : A1 e- V/ z0 v0 W2 M - G, @; ]* j$ hL: 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? , F/ v. f$ W* L. m, y+ K# a8 ]( w' v+ c2 G: _2 R
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!/ n/ A. Q9 O/ t0 ~3 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。 ; N" V9 ^6 | x4 q/ J " s3 ]4 ^; }' |8 f& ~M: That makes you a bigmouth.& H' n O J- H8 i3 ?
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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?4 U, p0 O$ J9 }/ G3 w: u3 _4 X
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. - t$ j! _2 G( {" R9 @$ E; X! O4 E" s. L$ q. I- w( z
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。2 I. I& h' n) o9 k5 L4 l
: d; ~ E% W' K+ F! E' MM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.# D- B6 K8 o: F# h2 {0 W% K/ ^
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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!' i; E. O$ K% _( \
! o) E S. d' uM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.: s3 Q6 f: [9 V# @( _
( H6 g& N2 |- l: c( r! u) A" H mL: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。# k2 K5 v8 [2 i+ p
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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。! e% w! D0 h% `8 t1 F9 A5 `6 V
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