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。) C* z& O4 B9 n" e# \( V
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？! o- h7 t5 c# 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% [% y5 Y+ n3 W+ S
( F, K% j/ h8 }0 aM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.4 X; h' a! E, r9 ^2 ?5 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。 " r$ _; x: ]* y) l% x' O/ t' |9 b% m) T L3 `, B. z; \( T; F& C
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.. ]8 ? _2 t& B: x! ]( ?9 {) b
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？3 ]2 t% v* ^" Q- m% V u
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M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.3 \) H: J8 g' J8 P$ R
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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。 ! |) g/ M9 z$ ]; Y( x( r5 S% A- H1 p3 E, m7 _% j" j _# [
M: Um, I certainly did.5 k4 b7 M0 C7 O
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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.7 q% i& r7 k' C
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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？$ m o& K, T6 H* j1 k! M9 h& P1 g
. _$ a; m9 R A9 R" UM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays., ?+ k) C# p- j; A E% |
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！% `3 {# L% w; ]6 |9 M7 H
1 w. e. ]. U. N; bMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ 2 D4 a$ c2 P1 p& S3 M+ B, f6 \& Q* G: i1 o! v% Q8 c
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...* Y: m5 }5 u5 g
1 r! L* n, [; Q ?* X" U2 DL: 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。7 e7 d& X/ }* L/ `
+ z( i2 t, S" G, v/ |" k6 k& {/ ]! Y4 uM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 8 V: X0 x. @9 ?+ {. k3 [/ v- p $ ]" Y3 R# r: _ FL: 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？ 6 ]5 X3 d: P4 ?* h9 w : }, ]- T+ \8 E. [M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! r' w7 \* P1 d2 K2 {
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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。 2 T2 |+ w, }3 C( R- t7 d( f" f0 q" U% [7 @3 L% d8 B1 E& {
M: That makes you a bigmouth.% l! Z: ^) o+ s8 A( v
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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？8 L y- f; u( n) c9 Y- Y( I
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.! w- T6 g( [, @
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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。+ t: i4 b/ c4 }: o
J- q3 A k/ t0 M5 sM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. ( O: C0 A* j; m ! E; O& ]; c" }% P, UL: 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！/ m2 u: x, J$ f) ]" n5 @
) _% w* f" u' {) B0 }M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth." z1 |5 @9 H6 k& d' C0 [
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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。" b- h1 h/ `( t2 g p T
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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。 $ M( U8 G2 C0 {, b6 `& Q: a5 S : e" T& \1 {/ ~0 WAudio as following: 5 X9 V, h. x' E _. b/ J% {8 _; w
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