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。 1 E% B2 R+ B& _3 r0 O, R L& q$ P0 y/ W& f% F; p3 {
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? " n' z0 F2 q- ?/ N2 n) j. W8 j" c& a; Z% {
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 5 u" j, w; d% _# r/ e0 `3 r, F3 T$ l' x; L- ^' g; \; x
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。 6 O. w1 X9 L0 \6 H& w$ l7 g5 S ' ~2 e, Y+ G0 c7 ^M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. ' O0 X# c- \! T; ^9 O ) @6 G- ]$ u( ^7 y x5 aL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。: H. N( l) u6 [% M" _- v( t
9 N3 u) ~4 g- c( K' O; [M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.9 E7 v" h7 P$ C& D- j N* L7 o6 T
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L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀? " D0 x2 A! f C0 ` o9 o7 j6 [" ~" e% _/ Z* w
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.- h3 K. R0 V/ j3 w' a5 q
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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! O5 h2 R$ b+ p
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M: Um, I certainly did.$ H( n' s& l7 `: A
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.% b- p+ m3 S" v' u- f+ B
& B6 b' R* K* ~; j4 jL: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢! : P; ?5 g: f: P w% f 1 ~; t. Y6 |( D" h% L2 Y/ T6 e2 FMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰? " }3 ~7 G- o! }2 U- W% }+ N! [5 T" h! v7 Q: J& w) g0 {/ 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...* @, ]) j D/ n7 ~; n* O
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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。# O# f4 Y$ K8 S0 x9 O, _
0 ~% W! v+ a$ F7 z' h* ^M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! / e( l6 J X' |; Z; B$ r% ?, y; S( a; v& T9 Q- M' G+ g+ j! _; ^! l5 \
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? % q' U# ?3 a/ g4 A; { C% f5 S# \+ L; w+ hM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! , V2 k+ r% O* C) d& s4 M9 s 3 C ], k3 { WL: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。# V) F0 X+ _( i; _4 v5 \. E6 y
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6 p2 B) e( _1 I$ L4 YM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. ) P7 `( K; }# s* j* T % w+ U4 f5 j h% c4 q( o- ~: lL: Michael,我真不应该那么多嘴,把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 & |* o6 y: Q k. L k# M , h0 d: B2 L6 {- WM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.8 i! U! Z9 [2 f: l
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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!- Z+ M3 q( S' J7 Z
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 2 U& T/ A% ^: O$ @5 Q$ m) p( X* F& R# E& [/ j1 a9 }
L: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。- N7 B) m- q7 q P ]- k- 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。 ' P5 Y1 [" j+ W) z3 J & D: a L5 P; U8 FAudio as following:0 o# h) q( y4 y' ?. o/ s