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。 5 s5 a- q: D" J' L" a; b/ Y m1 U# r( Z0 Y; }* O- R
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？, y3 W9 V$ h* A
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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。 ' ~. o8 A# ^! _. j* j0 _. t: L! @! S) t/ u3 Z
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.& c+ F) W) E5 p# y p
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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。) l, }6 u0 t/ N w; I
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M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. ) U8 q0 {7 E: G, N . o, A- s3 {2 t" K; Y4 a5 `/ `" xL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 4 d0 w6 U" ^/ v3 \/ ^0 Z. T , V' u/ m9 T4 f8 t4 W' ]! p- T. pM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.& R) k7 O% T& q7 {& j" N o q9 t8 y
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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。 % o9 n2 }3 d! i. m+ b; j 5 |" ^- x. O, eM: Um, I certainly did. ' q0 D5 U' J- b; G- N + N& O) |. \" K. }) jL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？* V4 F+ D% G- h$ @% s# T0 w
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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.5 A) G0 |/ K2 o% o
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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？0 C+ @) x9 A, v# ?2 v* D% o8 C4 x
9 e2 L g" K2 K0 D+ V7 `M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. . T& H- f, C ~% u4 h( z0 o- @/ P' R
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ , H: j8 P9 F$ D9 l- @* U0 U( n( L3 C, {( A" ?5 O6 v
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？' ^% p' e2 i& U" N) y* O7 S
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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..., O1 [: W% W/ x. O
) y+ i7 T! f% g9 k' Y3 ?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。# j' n! P: Z+ n
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!* v- j+ ~* B* P0 J7 X1 a) h' n3 v* }
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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？9 z% w: v2 _+ {( R
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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。7 u/ n5 K- V# [: }
* s* x) S6 s4 R9 G3 k) K$ WM: That makes you a bigmouth. # n# N2 K! k2 k" Z1 V . J$ _3 q& a: s9 `1 k! E* DL: 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？0 M, B( v( k$ j# f
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.6 R [! ]; W- P+ [: C
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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. 0 l' e# t0 M4 t% L, d2 D. M" O) O
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 ]1 |8 C5 h; v4 k. y* Y! V) n 5 S% z1 y) c& a' O% H" L! pM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. * E+ D- L b5 L0 Y1 V4 {% e3 G+ F( c0 R. @3 v2 @& T
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。& i, }: s( A) ~2 r) \( Y
& H7 T$ _! u, T# h2 K; p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。* ^$ F, w! b. G3 f
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