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。 ) I6 L$ g9 I9 e4 ^5 U/ ], Y6 M2 ^6 I, C) d |! W2 ]
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ 0 L- ~4 F5 Y1 r) y0 i9 f ( p3 C7 g0 |. W7 ?# h6 wM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.& r# V8 S5 i% {+ ], t8 Q
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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。+ n4 ?; f: N/ J& ]" \! z w
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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。 T: _! F2 o1 V! S* F
# x5 d8 L, U0 T* \3 H5 ?- _M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. $ }( {3 Z% M8 p5 {! z3 c: ? 7 n* ^' b$ J, L. X, m9 oL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？( ?8 m! k5 F, q2 R5 ^. c" V
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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.) u* S7 a& k) x8 }( S" V# H
. ^# I& T; }. V; Q. i' LL: 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。- H& V4 ^$ d b9 k# q
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M: Um, I certainly did. " M5 O5 z5 m0 K9 p % a1 j9 n& B" iL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？1 Q$ q5 I0 J& d2 F) {
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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. & J% g( H) j( |1 D 7 [4 }7 l+ n6 H0 }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 h, y0 s9 I# N' k( _
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.) d! G6 w2 ^' w" v+ Y) z1 f. e0 n
( T: V& G8 n7 p d J( Z$ ~* ?' |L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ % e4 _& X } q* S1 h8 G$ [ % q7 x2 L2 p- a! L$ {7 `9 ^Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ % ^1 F; O' v9 _. o+ D! D- K 3 `/ w' E# Z! B$ P' ]* T0 RM: 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 W- B5 b9 b$ _6 R % [( a6 s4 [& {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。 , t1 R2 A/ V% H1 S8 v! y 3 c! e! j1 N$ J' `2 V [# |6 \M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! + Q" |+ B1 f+ ~3 ^8 o& P # p5 C3 o) v) K/ DL: 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？( X/ E& A. _7 \+ ?2 j0 B
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!5 [3 }* ]3 Z4 i1 g$ T g4 a) s0 O
0 J$ L+ z8 G' L) OL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 . U6 E: u2 J; ^8 G) z, \, c4 R5 F- r, e8 o. D u$ s3 G' O
M: That makes you a bigmouth./ i7 N( U( R4 G0 F) M' { g4 y- Q
: u0 `% I( C% cL: 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. r7 Q: Y* M! W! N& `& E/ ^0 ]+ F3 P: ]1 a
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.5 z; B0 i& x; }0 N
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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。9 [# l5 n4 [! l; Q$ v9 w) d6 n
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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.: i% N' O4 N! N5 N6 h0 o3 K
- [) x. K8 ^/ ]+ SL: 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！ & m7 n6 l5 u1 R* R9 f; E 6 P5 }) ]/ b$ T3 m b0 rM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 3 Y+ [" J. N$ A$ V* t 7 Z% L, o: x5 S, R% J7 ^L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。. ?: D: u, F) \. B+ H5 J+ A9 M
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