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。9 I9 V8 x+ X( a5 z2 L, [4 A
9 \9 S+ u$ m& [, sL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？$ s9 R8 z# t& G5 s$ y+ y3 _. B2 l
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.; h9 G) H3 N V) h$ I
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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。( k0 W A# H7 u1 r9 L+ S h
& a9 T+ C0 W2 |% W" xM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. / r' ]( j* ?: F0 \ 9 M& v0 N _9 ?6 Y$ E7 wL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。. b7 u l3 Z3 ?# }1 W: ~
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？7 y6 u4 Y- [* K
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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. V) Q) T& f0 I# X- c" E2 ] ( A8 D( g ~/ R3 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。 2 K, `3 A* N& n! {- g% X; d# A& s9 E* f$ S5 S5 M' w
M: Um, I certainly did./ @7 K' W3 K, J2 X' B
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L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ " F6 U' M/ ?2 ?; E) s8 I! |2 h2 p* \ o
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.' I5 i: }7 }7 Y2 u- p0 l/ m
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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？ % G* i* M% J. C0 M + t: B5 {, w6 dM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 2 y+ k- N! `/ K $ i2 v9 E+ {6 p; T" {' e% O9 B+ QL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ O% X: ?1 U8 V6 {" u5 ~ 6 D9 \2 j2 z' y* G, T0 zMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ : Q' t6 @# P2 N7 j* t0 D7 N & |: z8 F5 j! p/ 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...( S' a" S! `+ K- V5 S+ W" U8 l
# U& A$ [) C6 ?: |$ l3 N8 O4 NL: 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。 ) H% a; X; j& u% p; D& o) F' J* h 8 w% n9 A) o" X8 ^; U# }. x3 _M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 4 _: Z& b% n) L * t0 E' U# V" E" q% x" @" JL: 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？ 3 U4 F; w! X A9 L+ u/ n& J& W, m- g2 Y8 l: b
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! ) l; B4 i, {1 W! A" r' m' f % K6 |8 n2 {: R; H2 `L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 d0 w. ?' p1 A 7 e$ H- [$ `4 H T9 x* g2 [M: That makes you a bigmouth. $ O; g2 U0 n, C7 r9 i! M# Q 0 B2 N3 E9 S- p9 K8 k' T6 HL: 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？/ w# v: h( i* G+ ~4 X
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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。( [" U: K% d. i$ t! X
/ i% j- f- p3 E' YM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 7 X# B" c$ B* n & V9 z$ U( H) [( @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！ . p" p! K/ _& n/ P; \+ @. y* y! c * M+ ?9 t* s5 ]; ^$ O" Y+ B4 sM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.3 A9 S0 X. l& v- F& ~2 i' ~
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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。 + k& r3 O/ {8 N2 {! C: o y5 B& Q. d$ }" y& J- S4 g0 Z; K4 A
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。5 ?7 X& o1 Y& W) p ?$ [* D
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