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, f/ ?5 S# j
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ / `+ ?. c2 ?$ q. U$ `0 F9 l# }& o 3 W" F2 C! s; H. S) JM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.% A, D0 `/ g+ v
3 `: o/ W3 `" |6 ]. TL: 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。 ' d1 q, R1 f+ m0 Q ]% g# l 9 v' i9 M% O5 P5 r' q8 g. K: XM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. ; p+ D5 `" v; n% r2 h1 ]0 ]4 d+ x. P' D. A2 y* O$ i: P
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 ' M) v" o4 G2 S; K$ S# h" m. ]- _% h9 n4 z+ _
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. $ J% b' {9 x+ \, H' {4 ?; p& l # O! d4 l/ ?" ~# Y+ RL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？9 }4 U* w; }+ Z" p7 G0 X
; e, G4 U9 Q3 _) p3 N" VM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. % [3 ]' X3 R+ [7 R1 G5 f! A- u6 K
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。 8 c% a" e) p/ W8 N $ ^1 S; K/ V0 O2 i6 l, T: sM: Um, I certainly did. : c( x% N( x9 Z- R$ C * G! Z! g4 r1 J( r8 _# `% bL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？9 n1 U9 R, S. M
+ {9 `9 p) l+ ] Q: iM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. ' ~% ^) i( L( p4 J 3 O u! B. d" K5 m7 d5 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？ w6 B* C9 f( d# y9 V# f* d
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.9 j- {' [* w4 M8 H* K4 T& ~
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！0 w& i" z {: T! o+ c2 C2 }
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ 0 ]: h4 x2 t' T# ]' b( `' B# N( a% H/ e) x
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...; p- G: f/ c. E+ A$ C v& {: V, |6 m4 V
, w P& r; W5 y' O7 tL: 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 Z3 e! P* q5 i9 X
N# v1 p* `# W9 ~M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!9 E9 o; O t4 d( [8 [! w4 r
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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？ ; a& q4 }6 j* U$ n* c: x" i5 _5 |; a7 x- G5 o/ z# D
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! . O6 @! {; v+ z" ?! j: L$ S# n $ L& l5 ~% X, p7 ^) [4 l. X; uL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。: u# C8 o& _4 Z8 G
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M: That makes you a bigmouth.' s1 q7 I m: H3 W
5 D3 l3 ?) G* m' r0 c, i, h9 [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？ ! @% k: V9 N& q: W) q7 \- S ; b% A7 X4 _% d; NM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.3 g! r! e5 m. R4 J0 A, }/ I
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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。; X8 K& M1 F% f
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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. 8 }7 L% q& q2 g! M- f9 y% [( d5 Y$ f : W" M4 R- I& a5 u Z+ FL: 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！3 [' ?3 B, a ]9 m& D
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ( ^' d' `6 A2 C* t! q$ ` " z1 B: S7 m0 l. h% \L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。8 z5 S: \% o/ l1 I) e- f
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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。 $ R1 {8 N( l7 j; s7 |- ^1 [6 A : ~) i2 _8 I/ Z$ l4 L+ tAudio as following: " l$ W1 f' b" h y
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