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。 0 ?& K7 Z2 F2 X6 z% G% L' x4 Y# I: g B8 K5 X0 b& i
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? 8 p# @' e O4 h, x: |3 b1 j- P9 f6 [2 a$ [
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.+ l( A U. F( K6 ]' u
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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。 0 Y O2 k4 r1 p5 N' w" V/ a9 A P+ @
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. - a( v" q& N4 D1 R; c8 A* N7 a, g: G; s, o2 i
L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀?6 x, B" p9 t0 D5 z* m' t
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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. E3 B+ z5 y- j' A
4 m* Y! Y d' PL: 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。7 d4 l: ?/ c- Z n& o {( H3 Z
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M: Um, I certainly did.- n# Q3 H$ k: u1 k
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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? ; t2 F- n9 Z1 Z; B0 O* j) R8 U m8 `3 a @
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. + E* s+ p; [) t7 M' C : y7 V. ~ r, NL: 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?9 u4 t3 g( O" A% D \. D2 x, b
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. " W( e8 J4 \# \7 b / A7 Q7 g9 u, ~ mL: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢! 9 Q' I8 k/ I2 i+ M e3 i+ F) k9 ?4 q7 q
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?8 Q9 s7 F$ h z4 M- R
9 M6 Y1 I$ `! J- b0 P" F& YM: 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... % [( T- T3 F% a- h: a # P5 d0 Y) ^+ o. yL: 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。 * E, P2 w0 G+ D* I6 l% y0 U+ L) N/ R3 K$ a
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!7 Q; H" F1 ?4 X9 Q; I+ o2 S- {. A
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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?+ ?4 } z* L+ t3 ?8 ]
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! - I& ^2 {) v) n' X2 k6 X 4 m1 v* ?" o6 f3 @1 [L: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。 ! J3 U6 C# p# ]! e1 N N' x& T4 ~ M4 j
M: That makes you a bigmouth.$ f7 C f: R3 L9 A: ?4 C( A
( O# a' M5 H& L% G' JL: 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?- n( Y& w) f* m- y/ e
0 U1 s: {, X; qM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. # W+ ^% p8 u) t! [5 \1 V c 1 F. x+ d# `: p" m9 Z" P4 CL: Michael,我真不应该那么多嘴,把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。: `) ]& l- g; @: \7 O: _
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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.6 i. @: i, q; V! u+ y& j. O, b
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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! 5 W5 a2 I( H9 P% ]- C. F4 V+ y( K$ E1 v' f" X8 E* |' g) p6 t0 C
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth." ?) D/ R6 c- m- F
4 M3 k$ H9 O) gL: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。 3 m4 N( w* F! H N" L% D; b+ j# C8 D
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。 8 s7 c3 _/ O* m+ `) P! D # a: ] n" X; YAudio as following: / w( X" S! c# e9 Y9 R4 L