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。 ' R7 ~ k, x( Y) C! E) h1 T0 }: m& X9 q
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ 2 M' I9 [! F: g; a* e) y& K# a) P3 J
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 3 G4 z8 E. ]$ J5 B 4 n1 n$ }: |- b+ bL: 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。$ T4 f" | h. C' i& R( _ X4 v
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.% n4 F% I0 t/ o' z: _: O7 D: _
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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。6 \5 T( M1 J9 n- s' F
' S% i. Q( C# c+ PM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.5 `1 A2 m6 s: P% C: I
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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.0 Q5 e! M- X) u( q1 G6 }: R- T
7 n; F$ v/ S, g4 T0 DM: Um, I certainly did.( \, e: k0 ~$ |, J/ ^: Z( h4 t# ^9 F
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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？$ A$ R% @' Y6 J0 a' M6 c8 N
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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. " _) Y. M) i5 r4 B) s) u% Q% i4 M. g : {' {: H5 W! 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？- L) M$ a: r2 J. L. Z4 v" `
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.5 j2 \ U, @% j" _
- ^9 k9 P3 ~% hL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！: x* I, ?1 X1 x# S+ _
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ & ?/ ^4 K+ m2 ?0 H* r( d7 i/ G5 ]! f) W
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...) ]0 Z; k4 |8 i4 m- N4 ^- K4 [
6 }) ]# q/ D7 k& n `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。 $ G6 C3 z& C7 I' E0 {1 o1 [& G- C$ }4 \1 R5 T% i
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!9 l) J0 S0 F4 N7 E9 d
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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？ : l# w0 }9 @- g5 S% F7 q V5 l$ |0 S9 {5 D( R
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! ( b1 \, i( @( V! u' \/ h; T, j3 t4 p" M' N" z& y" T8 _
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 k; L. w6 o" d! t: ~5 N ) O) R. T N9 a- aM: That makes you a bigmouth. 5 i. a. G; A* E) R& u/ L# g - E7 A% X; I' u: V& N& s6 eL: 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？( h& J8 h5 M, F2 Y4 s; x$ N- h- v* C
- {/ n6 h/ m+ I3 m2 I" q5 O) sM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. E5 d9 t. _7 t. `9 y6 M0 l! [0 l; \0 m. N7 z. _
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。 # @+ f0 R4 y& k) ~+ S: y7 h: j0 ^& t4 \
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.$ n7 _; i0 N& d4 I7 H2 T
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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 r' i4 T+ X( \6 [; o# }4 U4 Q( I5 d
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.! h! Z7 ?% g! _0 ?3 G
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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。0 C: u) C6 k! J( H$ R5 z0 n/ l
2 O I' ?$ \, s5 l7 W8 E! q# w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。2 c, C1 W* C# ?- M2 s5 R
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