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。 : S+ U; p, J3 `1 Y0 J' {0 `; b& ~9 {3 R+ o# ?
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ 5 a( _$ K5 Q0 v1 i- _) ~ 7 _5 i4 E# O( gM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.2 M+ _! U3 R9 i* f o* \0 V5 Z
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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。( T) R- J4 h; I4 M) K
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. & q& p7 ^' ^6 V: v8 ]# z $ | e6 ~) @4 h( m% UL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 6 Y' O- @' w, e5 B" e; Z6 B2 p6 Q' \+ n
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. ( w9 x" t* h- s' p 6 J; A [, u% }- v9 @* z" bL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？: W& X* h7 P: c! o' i0 N1 y5 R" K
9 o2 s" d+ y8 k- [2 vM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. , G) @' D2 N5 i- f; t / B$ M4 `9 \8 _9 n3 n# rL: 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。# U1 R4 ]/ K& ~; g8 I) |' ~
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M: Um, I certainly did. : l/ z# P; b$ g. Q R" G* S: r# w2 T! p
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？& C5 j7 _' ]' e1 ^( d, H
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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.8 o+ C2 C# P& p6 ^4 ?$ L
. k5 E. u, Q3 {$ E& xL: 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？ + X" P* o- T* h, Y) t2 b1 T ! y4 D! R: `, c( p& z: [M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.6 u7 `* N! T3 g5 R
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ ; O- Y7 T$ V) u4 y) f" |7 L! \ 3 ?; ?2 U/ y' yMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？) L, w+ r' {) r- H9 O3 E+ _6 U
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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... 6 K/ y/ y% R3 u, p9 O, T 9 R" w5 h* v/ v8 ]- C Z# \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/ R2 J& _9 E7 ?' [$ a; F Z% Y3 t a! a2 VM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!3 e' C3 _" x. [( n+ t
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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？- M" ^. s0 @7 o7 ?& x
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! ! }1 m9 n3 ?3 a5 n! A7 r8 `) z% F6 P/ i) r9 R7 y
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。% I+ `% M6 M$ R0 X3 Z- w4 l
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. / W/ g# n- H, {3 K& q8 u+ x0 }: ^2 W" b& D
L: 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？/ v6 \' Z; c9 N8 V. @
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.9 T% x0 l. a) C. I$ l* X
: J" f# G/ d( I. T0 zL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 1 F: G9 d/ O n. M$ s& n2 K' i+ t( K ' |0 C+ w6 T; T( S6 v9 S+ W+ m) UM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. ) _ o3 @; S+ \5 k! [ / q( d; a" L( P9 tL: 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 @ o: t2 X7 {: E8 Y/ |0 M+ v- H: G. s2 i3 H$ i
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. , B6 q L& O+ c8 ? 9 u" r2 w8 |$ e) h5 T: HL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。6 H& j" |4 w4 ~& ]7 b4 |
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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。7 U, r# [& a" n
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