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) ]* ~: N4 |; r( K5 A1 t
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ % ?" q2 l$ O. ]' {3 Z, S2 B, i& z ( j8 `. ^- q) [6 wM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. " V9 b: K5 q/ G. I7 ] & T+ t5 z( \: v% H' ^4 q2 `2 lL: 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。: l" f$ d6 J" g6 J
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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。 9 ]* q4 u1 V+ W5 x& v [5 Z { & G+ d: R" w0 A/ W0 R2 r9 vM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.3 @5 t8 C( O' |. M
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？2 v: U- w' M/ V( [. }4 f$ t
! J3 x' Z `! Y/ Y" ~M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.# x" c" G# M% V6 D' y; c3 _
, p, s' T. K$ ?9 B& w }# @! UL: 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。 ; o+ I/ ` g4 Z* P6 {" T! H% J* p1 k [* R9 h1 x+ }! _
M: Um, I certainly did. & }3 `2 e4 \ k% [; c4 a/ M9 ^* m( O% I- m
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ 4 @( H; u5 M6 P8 B/ K$ R% I7 A ; X* {" c4 t {& u1 nM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. O+ g7 Y7 F+ l' C0 v, n1 c
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. ! C, I; Y) C- u8 m u: ~: x" {; E 1 X: Q* y: D, X- }1 @6 `; L- OL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ , ^% E. ?% Y8 t" [' i! ^& N# ^% k1 k6 P5 }/ |$ G
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？* r7 D3 I( q3 A5 @
$ c2 u8 R9 a7 q5 qM: 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... 2 K3 c! s6 K# r. c+ D! Z! l# O1 A: d4 c9 B, @+ G, V: D4 d
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。. z: m' s# u; n9 P! M
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 1 B( \6 R1 y2 \, F z8 g% a% O( V $ i" \" v; `6 H v2 cL: 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？* F$ {% P# X6 A* C9 `
6 Y( W5 ^/ e% f4 U* bM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!) d2 }/ r! b& M- H
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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。 7 l8 ^) E# Y& C5 ]6 \& J( I3 Z9 a. G% z0 L9 Z( _
M: That makes you a bigmouth.4 B7 B7 Z: L$ x" \* W
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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？0 j" @. Y" K1 j1 t9 H+ S% J
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.& c/ { N- H& Z' ?* f; `9 r% d& Y
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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.# z: v0 X% e7 N& l I5 t& o
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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！6 }9 e1 u3 Y# M3 A0 h
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 1 V/ D! d. N: b3 I- \3 B( _7 Q/ r1 b$ U2 E4 g5 o" {( P: {, y" W
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 4 x& V( x0 n* U- b 9 d8 k* K* Q0 `# {! H2 T5 y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。 7 \, k R9 \; L4 y9 S # ]8 z% r1 ~% D0 S. ?6 vAudio as following:" S5 B7 Q2 r$ T, ^+ {
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