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。 H. B$ e' M B J8 I8 k 0 i( V3 A, n" A2 r4 n4 \5 aL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ $ s6 e( X3 j4 r9 l# _3 E! Z# y, W" x$ l Z$ s: j5 b: q
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. / z+ u1 O$ P z* R5 y/ K4 t; v , E: b- j: Q8 u6 u4 [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 G5 `- m5 ]$ p) E9 g* o
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.6 a# X. J, C- t8 J) N
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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。 - X3 b3 D1 E- n0 U. |% k2 a: e: e! J6 Q4 k1 u% u$ k) d1 H' g
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.% B2 ^- V0 A# S& _% d1 Q
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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. 0 v o' P* C9 w7 z9 u& Q0 V! I I& V$ A! k3 e9 }* P
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。 4 p Q6 c; O& Y+ m1 z6 ] " s+ f% I. I) |/ M+ o _" g6 j! CM: Um, I certainly did.6 {. \! w9 ^4 I5 ^; n( L% ?0 G# ?
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L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ " v+ X9 B( D7 u: v" X; f7 P, v7 {0 k, I1 x9 |; d
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.: {8 Z: e1 X7 i8 p
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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？2 i) |# {# U4 T- X' _
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. & u5 j3 c7 h' |& f4 U2 {9 T v : i4 |/ u' x4 X9 i HL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ 0 {* @. M/ L- U* [; p8 Y% i9 @: G" e
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？1 o2 ]9 u7 z. p; N& W( }7 l+ L$ |4 ^2 X
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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..." u6 [# M' ^5 p0 {6 k& M! |
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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。 , {- c4 }7 w$ w6 V6 B * F/ r. m# l( H/ W/ ~: m. qM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!8 P. }2 R4 u1 ~8 j! S
" ?, a3 i5 m" {4 X( \1 Q& l. NL: 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？ ( w' e# m, [5 G* C: k P: Q ( Y: ^, e" q" d1 n/ P7 T/ UM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! , U0 X1 m% {- E1 ?3 k N$ ` 8 |! f5 G3 b4 P* k0 qL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 5 i* m0 }% a$ n1 C" e( F 2 H$ b! `/ t3 F8 _1 R+ T* UM: That makes you a bigmouth. , [5 A7 F: {* M6 x4 _* k; l ( h( K. ?3 U @8 z' o+ ~* nL: 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？ 2 b6 S1 z5 w; T* F9 K8 y$ c; h* P, \( R' S
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.! A0 l: D3 w) T) R3 z D4 b/ R1 B( G
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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。, G* T) U2 A4 P$ G0 P
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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！ 8 Z- C9 O; _* M) |7 r! x- A8 n J4 H
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ' u5 d8 h1 L) E9 j q7 _4 E0 ` , E2 A4 J) U6 ]L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。8 G9 F: k* R2 V
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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。; E! y% _. N$ [' U
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