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。 & m& Q, T" l5 X" Z6 t0 z7 X ; @! }8 r+ \0 n( I3 D8 }; H7 iL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ $ ]" g2 ^& B8 C! d: i' D, S8 n/ M/ y2 Q7 C! u
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 7 w/ u" t* I% s* k `2 I V3 Y1 m) ^# q! r- |
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。& d6 G1 H+ S! l2 K r
/ @- v+ L7 j' GM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. : d% z& h0 q8 v8 H, D# C# i/ I. Y3 J1 b5 y9 s8 Q
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。# g& k* \% I. }) t
7 E: |" j* O+ p* u5 _M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. ( Y# z: T( I8 c % C. [1 ?9 A* l; ^* d0 j7 p! zL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？1 r' H8 v" A9 v9 U ?- c
1 ^! z! o0 v5 y/ I3 EM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. . d1 D7 J6 N* O4 y9 d; I3 c9 g, U. R6 d/ T7 G
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。 ; T% Z0 X* W: q0 a6 ~; Z+ M3 x: J" b- h7 f
M: Um, I certainly did.! k- r. ^0 U: [! K
7 b+ @# f$ J8 q. k$ HL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ 6 {! O1 h9 H5 j6 b* T: L7 J, ?3 ]& 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 D3 ^+ n# S# H; U6 P2 E ! I& y# u$ e: x+ N* fL: 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？ 9 a1 E1 v/ ]" J3 m# O% m4 o" i4 h. }; H* v! p, n
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. , y! { f7 z) z* E" L" g1 Z6 M; m- }2 J2 H& X
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！0 P9 l7 K9 s I" F* v5 C# V7 Z+ C
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？1 w- z( G! L8 G- x0 w
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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... & F* e& r* z0 j7 O 5 J: F u" F9 J! ]- x9 J" n, d7 IL: 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。 1 P; P4 `9 [/ I' Z$ c0 A5 i0 N5 U. Q4 O8 ?. | e8 k1 S3 \" G% \) ^
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! ! V! w/ Z/ {7 R4 x ` ! b+ J u4 Z$ ^* Z( ^! j- _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？1 C8 Y1 Z6 K6 \7 @5 |5 n7 v
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!: f5 i4 c g* C
^9 k, s+ i8 f) e1 h: s( h4 ~L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 . p7 t$ r5 Q0 w 6 `. e9 \$ X7 ?M: That makes you a bigmouth. $ U2 r3 @7 r" _3 x- V D; ]. K/ G1 S H' P z
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？7 ]: h$ I f% k) I) |) c: P* n
( N! e) d4 @+ r" ~4 GM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 4 Q) d& d% Q* W1 h% w: q! I* [: P# q, }4 y$ G. ^7 l
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。 " h/ D: C7 o5 y( p/ Q* y5 {0 v9 C! q+ ]
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. $ M& ]7 O8 A7 l ( h n- R8 I1 r `- R/ {& aL: 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！ ( f: I! z9 V$ w6 |' V; k- x% r- `" s3 x. B8 q/ r* c
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ]! I5 b, Z! a4 ~! O% G# h
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L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。7 v# z) K8 r0 i
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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。 4 D* L& p+ J9 Q+ W" E7 h4 O' u 7 }$ H- ]. ]9 V. C3 lAudio as following:3 y2 Z% j3 j/ x+ ~5 E% i; p
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