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。 . D! O8 p) d0 [+ ` ) k; f6 {7 v( e$ r" r, j- k& zL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗?( l% @4 z: H E( g5 f: D
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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。( s: ~8 J! u) @, @: p$ a0 v
* |2 G! h8 T6 k/ M+ K PM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.4 p; F# y( |: ^ r
- u7 f. ^+ ]6 \2 g* l9 O9 `L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。- X7 N; [/ L/ N
. h) T; `- S/ h, Y9 rM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.: i5 T* ~- q' t+ }; t1 x: t f
0 R6 q8 K4 k6 j! S+ YL: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀?- f: h0 ?1 Z# g- ^+ T$ p
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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.' P1 {: P) |% W8 ]
( V$ a' h/ }8 |6 K; o, [8 r; GL: 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。 % u7 ?5 e, ]" e2 g8 S: Z8 q* s
M: Um, I certainly did. 0 ?" _' E/ d) o% _3 w2 |: t) b. I& |% ^# s+ O
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方? 0 W S. J' W. `9 y1 @9 ?9 h% Z, @: g5 O# E" C
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. / H# g' y( r+ I0 L- Q- f s% I* r. s. x8 ]& A1 g
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? 9 {( E* w6 ^1 a4 z& K; S ] & `8 P/ [5 ^* GM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 4 x' N3 P9 }5 H2 G6 d) u$ I; Y5 l! h1 l: G
L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢! * O+ o+ V4 H' F: d4 l* P5 u+ X- Z" M/ C- s4 M/ h+ q
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?4 F! X$ H+ ~/ A9 j7 k F
- ]2 B4 @9 v2 J1 I& gM: 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... ' v# [' @# }! Q9 }5 A, v! O) k0 c 2 i M3 F% z2 ?/ d$ s. T: VL: 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。% I! ^8 T& y2 p+ U3 o
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! ) h) L9 P! q& K* t8 P# j( E) I3 t. x) i' Z9 C
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?/ l- K1 x+ O" C/ a6 p
, g A7 S1 }( X3 D8 x, ~8 I: xM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 8 \; l n$ K' q# [1 ` 3 J/ { n6 ~5 e& |5 kL: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。. ^% ?5 u7 R0 b
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M: That makes you a bigmouth.4 e' ?7 X* e8 y+ O4 {1 Z |) m
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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? % q* c; f* X- U( F$ i$ _' v1 D# j& s7 r R
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. ) k; }0 N, w4 \/ j) z$ v 7 K& A' H- h: z+ eL: Michael,我真不应该那么多嘴,把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 ; v2 M' P; s' p0 N; H( J! B% r5 g' d
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 0 K3 Q" H c1 s' Y9 Z3 a. j4 i! m! @
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! , J. \- B; d9 |3 |. q- r5 f7 u . R: v# X1 n. \$ IM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.6 U) K, H( v$ A/ L
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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。 1 ^' _( @, T3 L" I. w; f0 }6 Y9 ^8 a0 H5 l8 n* w& X. H K
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。+ A$ Y' ^5 C) j+ y# E
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