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。 w( a% \5 H& l2 Z Q, ?3 s
! y9 ]2 j5 I; R# ?L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ , r: _. i, M" O3 {/ ]) E: D* x. f# I3 [8 T
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. , [2 X5 c/ p8 @+ I5 U / i% V% G2 t- i( gL: 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 ~( `; V P( Y4 R& _/ c: V- L+ A" t a3 m1 W2 @5 E
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 3 ^* [6 L. U6 _$ d/ K1 W- M! ^( o, [; H
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。) \9 i. t" q. S0 ]
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ ! e' v2 P8 l, S" P& ~8 q3 J* @. \2 z% _0 g# ~1 e7 s
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 C+ L- \+ L1 c8 ~9 k" r! \# G$ N7 F& Q: N* v! i# G( Z, t
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。' W7 N6 _" F/ n
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M: Um, I certainly did.2 m. D5 H! L3 T2 d
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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. ! d$ t. K- D7 J: e, W4 f# F* M & G: A1 V" H) n r4 J* A1 S n! gL: 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？ 3 l* c+ x. d5 [( s! C5 \/ P + g! c5 L7 t( I) M F( HM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.# U, u. X$ R$ G) K/ P& S" Q2 T' L: j
- H5 I. N; M$ }7 S+ K x% g- eL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！, w8 F4 I L' f7 }
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？, R1 [8 o1 x, {2 O
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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... ( g$ H8 d# `& \( \1 @6 P ' M$ g5 ]% N$ F" }9 q: uL: 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。 6 a. m: P* T3 w/ t/ M$ |/ V b; ^+ z5 V9 }4 M0 X+ k
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!( C# K5 k4 Z; J/ }5 N; T4 X
4 t9 _2 G3 }1 pL: 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？ ( \8 g1 ^+ Y8 _" n2 d: { * G9 L9 v0 H2 BM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!; k9 }" |0 A) a2 ]8 U7 |3 r# ^
3 c, i6 h3 ?* Y. e# FL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。: z4 b- b) P% j# M
. n1 a i& r2 z5 QM: That makes you a bigmouth.: H) J" @& }3 ?/ l) g0 A. T
8 V: p/ O( I. m, e9 iL: 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! P* u4 t, n. b- |" q+ h $ I b8 n% F4 b N( N3 L; OM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.' Q) k) `8 H {" s# r
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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。 , ]) Z+ v- h0 c) Z% |5 r6 F1 U" k& Y
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.' H, z4 ?: i, @1 c2 J9 R
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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！8 H( y: M% C* F, y4 r1 s q1 b
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ! M2 \, l9 h' ~% ~* f1 v! F) W3 |6 H6 p# V+ p( H
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 3 }8 h1 U, d+ |: x8 { t0 a$ `4 D# @4 \8 m8 ~( y; t
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。- N& b+ Y$ o0 a7 Y. I. R
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