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。 - R. m- J: V# j$ p* H# r* A- u7 |! K. f* H$ ^% _! [! C" t! P1 [
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? 7 d9 y( v# A. r; }0 _. ~ 6 E' y4 n2 p4 |5 W8 t/ zM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 5 Q0 k/ J! v3 q% a+ E; m) O" i' x0 ~, P- {# D* i7 q) M7 e+ v
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。 2 C4 F7 e: A6 P! }( ^: ?' `( w) {, C+ \! G( s2 `9 W
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 3 L" j- C* p% G8 ]! {. H0 [) z7 B- T2 g5 P& z1 ]; B
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。( m7 J. ^# n; X1 ?+ F3 c
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9 k+ G% P9 |1 ^9 L( gL: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀? - K7 _3 F2 h$ @- x" \- \! N ; e& `- e( s0 O8 j9 P5 g5 X3 nM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.( K" C) x. X' ~* H: x% \9 c8 h
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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。; V# `, X4 w$ ~8 |
2 s5 |$ N# B7 U: p# GL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方? ; E" r+ b' ~1 T# F5 {, H1 ~' h2 G8 i( j0 Z9 K0 U
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.5 d! i5 ?$ o4 S3 P/ L
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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? , ?2 a" E( k) D* {6 V7 _; B' @, m& O) S7 \
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. / V2 g( L* h+ b: `: r8 M) a: _4 j3 w) b
L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢!5 r0 u# p8 v% Z: J6 n
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?$ h$ P. k6 I. [. V% z3 b% h) k( i
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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, P" i1 H% Q/ X! m" R | 1 }1 H7 I: w+ n& G; iL: 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。7 P! L$ O$ g8 b
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 7 P3 _& S6 q9 C5 x, {( o: |. p$ _: u5 J1 I+ v5 r
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 }6 D/ C* @3 t* }4 D- ~ % o+ A' Q3 k+ c5 fM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! % x4 r3 W% z3 f, z( h& K: r2 S1 B- {1 g) x, q ~
L: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。 ( s# n0 }# W5 g2 ] c: f6 w " N3 W; d; E' YM: That makes you a bigmouth.0 B- e! r) u( J
* R K+ i& T+ M) b0 d( A4 g# pL: 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? 4 C3 N8 I8 m" r7 |4 F5 k . J/ g+ X/ [" j) e C+ Y. JM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 6 e2 Y. ]4 g2 p4 e1 {. L8 _/ P3 ~3 u' t: r
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。. a$ N5 i- z. K7 t$ O2 r/ c5 c3 U
- q. Y8 D, i& jM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. ! U" v$ u4 Q, f: Z* U , i6 d6 ]! X" S+ [% n& QL: 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! O! A; j! }& |% Q
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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。 b2 H0 l4 K0 v* j
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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 @3 J) n, z& @# o6 \' | + Q/ @0 K8 E. a) k) Z. lAudio as following:$ @; W8 b& m, q1 k1 M7 I* R! _