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。 8 c# A9 R; C6 C0 s0 N 4 b, O, e, X0 q' n9 {L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ . E- k, p2 l6 ]* L; }! S _/ |& S9 C. ]M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.8 Y7 `$ A7 w7 Z! L$ `6 A/ l
! w, j) c& H" ]+ ML: 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。 3 M4 T) F; D4 ]' I: f- _' B% l7 v0 }7 s8 k6 X/ Q
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.2 R" n% L9 _3 E) a }
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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。( j! y/ M! J0 e4 I
5 ?% F# O- Y' g8 C( \" p, ZM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. ! k/ [0 G6 l3 {& a! @7 Y( r0 K% _7 T
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 1 r; t! T- w) U( y2 D7 M! L$ y% A8 t
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. , Y" U, }4 L, f8 I8 T( T) t0 x# X5 [$ l0 E2 ^
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。 - ~! Z) ^" o4 b6 l7 k* }! g4 n) W: V6 u6 U+ z, R$ C) j$ I# b
M: Um, I certainly did.8 v! A7 P; I5 {8 A3 S
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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.% }' [8 y1 q* b& ^! r7 _8 p9 r5 B1 T
, x6 u: p4 V" DL: 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？, x9 T: _: m* W. b" v! j
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.% X* @% d, t8 |% J/ U* Y# i [
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！2 H' J. m& `! J7 z- o1 m
7 a5 n/ E3 z' J% UMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ & h* |) y, I& O4 ^0 [% S1 C6 k3 }! \: T
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...! k/ R! Y Q1 R: o3 q( t! _
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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。 3 f3 l0 n/ M6 G+ ~; l4 g1 {" a& ~
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!2 m( d4 D8 @% u* |; ~% w5 Q8 ?' g6 l- k
9 \* V: { Z1 k9 B+ c! F6 rM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 5 C* q7 X6 |; Z$ X8 r; ?* X3 E: ]* ^" S8 @% y
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 7 o. D1 [ l6 w( B& P( {( X& U: m: o4 u1 ~7 j* L7 s5 y6 k
M: That makes you a bigmouth.3 N4 M/ h0 h' A3 V: M* l
1 y) U/ r, r& tL: 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？ # r q6 h7 s9 ?* e! `! o6 N: Q8 K8 ~7 I! z6 n& v+ x3 a
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.1 a5 D4 L; [ d( a$ e2 I* \" L2 W
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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。& h7 x, U' H& x) x
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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. 9 m8 J- P4 ?$ b, P) F& f: Q- }
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！ 7 T6 `1 t8 c' m( Q, ] S9 c: q; I
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.9 C8 z' u7 q! n) c4 w" B
# M. M- C% l" _8 d" q6 ^+ IL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。, w# p: @2 Q& B) |$ J+ B2 H
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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。# h. v j( c, t8 o/ |- r
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