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 a: x/ ?: s: c$ w% U ) T: a1 T' T6 y8 F, k$ O8 YL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？6 H' d: h9 I+ C2 V, r7 i+ w9 ~3 ?* z
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 8 P6 m7 S" y) ?* W5 ?8 Q 4 B) j5 } o# _: E' L: ?5 X8 JL: 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。 ( Z, |4 I- M9 T+ G+ U - D8 B+ U1 D/ E% x/ M1 ? ~M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.) |& {1 o4 z2 P; m! R
! _0 a2 a7 H5 t( FL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。3 s0 H% f! n0 ^0 v
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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.7 w! f+ @& E$ j) [ x) L
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？# h: c+ \' e7 F5 R( ?
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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. " c9 `9 R% m+ S v! T# I 7 y! d r& q" ]" SL: 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。 - F) z9 s$ A9 v$ @9 ^7 l 3 t+ U& R% E& Q: F- R% Y* ?M: Um, I certainly did. 4 [% Q( h+ u) R) ?$ V: F2 u, Y$ ~2 q- X( e
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？4 A6 G7 I" r9 _; m& \$ C# R
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M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.6 X2 ^% n0 l. w* H( o
* O; a6 f3 c/ P5 l9 IL: 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？6 M. s+ k/ ^& i& Q9 r6 ^* t
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays./ @% T- f& }( t! ~( H
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ , N1 P+ A+ @$ ~' M" n - H2 N* U8 A3 G0 ^( @Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ " A( V t% D- I6 A7 q ) r4 M1 R4 k; p& v! gM: 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...3 n) X# j: c+ z) ?
7 \2 U. M/ [" F5 Q7 R5 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。2 ^4 A: U2 x0 g7 {, b* G9 O
1 `6 ?$ U. A; N- Z9 mM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! - n) U x9 [6 |& L5 s" t3 \% b' {. g) L1 k h* |5 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？) G- p( T% ~- K+ C* z
" U7 q9 ~) i2 w7 _7 ^M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! . R N% T' H3 A2 z / \; G* ?6 T i# LL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 9 b# {5 s* y* p# ~+ e5 ~ F0 C6 C- @% v: @) E7 f5 d) d yM: That makes you a bigmouth. / g5 M! b7 _8 ]" }1 C! c' [: { & c+ E* n- z) S# \; q# xL: 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？1 U1 N2 E5 o0 i5 A/ _
6 e5 @8 O) t y! rM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 3 J' z5 b# j2 x( M4 ]2 Q+ K " u7 E0 |8 h. ~0 |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。 z0 P$ S$ Z2 C5 p+ H$ {) Y& P
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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. 4 S; ^$ i+ k6 e T; D) C/ x$ K* B& R5 Q4 J0 X7 _
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！ 3 t( l; O4 s5 K( s# z V# f( e- }& Z6 \7 `3 g/ }
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. . e. F( \1 X, G, I! b5 m 3 z8 M1 `! O# h, ~& u2 JL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。; w! C( Q, ^) b/ S5 f
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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。8 x4 q5 T( Y9 n9 m3 A! X
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