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 i' t- r. ]' C( \# ~4 b' P* q6 }! V) r2 V
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？6 T7 p$ g8 C: S/ D/ i
+ p0 Y# k8 t$ ~3 zM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. X2 K: }, X2 U0 C5 D
- K; }* o7 \6 N( @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。 4 c( }4 v- X5 U2 w# O! J 9 F8 ^% f; X$ u" q4 D4 JM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.% Q& y5 R' H6 j' K
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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。% H2 S) J( M9 e: l
% ]3 o' l- W1 c5 N8 V! t* k. EM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. ) p5 k- Y: A4 L' F# E) i+ @6 q @7 ~ * U/ n7 D% ~2 a7 yL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ ' U5 P G* c* Y/ a3 X7 W1 O5 j c9 Y) a: ]- v4 X5 w7 H. _
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. # d! a p9 ~$ |" ], v- f 7 `: |1 E9 w# J& {5 ^- 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。; U( O1 d* X; x4 S; L5 Z4 l5 ]
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M: Um, I certainly did. 2 F0 I# V% h& B+ e ?) O* ? , R7 L9 e* O: I8 r8 X/ O: }; [L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ 1 k/ t6 c4 A5 G/ M* Y* G$ x" k. [) E8 l* w: I& z0 y" v ~
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 8 P5 r; L/ Y' O6 p: z" @9 q6 |0 b/ ?8 B! `! S
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？4 N. }; p2 g. l% w& w1 y, C
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 2 Z5 i- e* \. @& Z1 [8 ^3 t' t o) S2 k8 ^: G* _/ O- ~
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！% _& L5 I7 ~6 b& B
' ?& o) J1 O- Y5 n- PMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ 0 c" p6 [% k$ W- R' |! _ 4 c, [6 C6 D A# tM: 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...3 P% h) S( I5 h& ]" Q+ ^+ Z4 a# a
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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。0 t5 A7 E; j+ G% j4 u( m4 s
5 P5 p3 ?" G3 K3 T+ wM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 6 L$ H+ t9 W: z O1 d1 P ' [% t% T7 A% ^/ @9 zL: 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？& r2 z. y( j& r/ o, w' j
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!+ a6 k: o* L2 t( [
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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。 5 u$ Y- s+ G Z/ Y u' e% v7 Q9 V1 f) X- p! K
M: That makes you a bigmouth.3 Y) F6 l2 O( K# i
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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？. i" a1 @' e Y- S) V: f7 y
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.8 m% R! ]3 T: C7 |# M7 V/ a$ |
9 g; u7 E% `! A1 U$ PL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。, Y! Z( k, h! S. g9 C
0 \4 ^; y- O# ^4 ^7 KM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.8 `$ }% B* ~6 K6 ~2 A( U5 Z
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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！# m( }. X, a2 F
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ! M# e1 a3 K8 p2 \ 8 ] Q8 r" D9 ?4 l- F% aL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 , j1 r. [+ [3 s8 ~4 H$ R8 \, P: k& O# Q8 y& E
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。 3 b d3 Z3 _$ ?# q V$ j2 L6 u p! e2 t+ W- V
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