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。4 z3 d/ g# r: E! l n. L8 z. x
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ * B( g( c/ d$ E8 b! d( w8 l3 h - O$ ^8 m( ?# d" |8 R1 V7 ?M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. , K5 \7 z! B3 z- K: X4 c3 R* d5 i. { # g& n2 _; Z' ZL: 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。3 |! P2 x: }) b/ Y; O
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.* s+ Z/ y5 t8 }7 c: ]# v u( }, N
+ I8 k2 h: \ b0 zL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 ' q/ Z% S6 T- `! p; V! t6 j/ F! ?! L. K0 c# Z! U$ ?. a' t- w
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.9 [9 ^! @- V7 \/ h0 D/ ~& O
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？0 v# f+ _ b' b
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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. ' ]! M9 r- @& A6 |& e1 k4 b4 j, ~" P& v& N: 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。 / r$ N+ `* I0 N" P! K) e( T1 _, J; _* ^/ B a
M: Um, I certainly did. 7 Q& ~/ b5 x, O e x+ S# }0 l1 }L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？4 A9 }3 x) d, Q0 \3 t! `' J* v
/ ~# ]) w0 k) vM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. ) o/ v6 |, l [# c ! [! l% D! m& W$ ]% v# K& W: rL: 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？. q+ q8 X/ V8 O" _ S0 S. i5 t
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.0 |9 Q3 U3 e& N% l
b2 O* N1 q' }/ L( I0 pL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ ) [; J6 e4 s, u1 w Y. k I5 t$ G7 |9 O8 u
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ 5 w7 D! J) M' L9 ]6 M3 W8 f* K, n , A H; Y/ w9 ^- d* xM: 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... : D& R; n2 `( Z* I1 O. \# }9 E1 c, M; Q5 h+ B5 N
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。7 r/ a; d& N+ q; _# f" K
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!' {) y" C, n2 `. l& U
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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？, ~1 M3 k1 n0 _0 K
; V4 A7 h1 V; t! P, AM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!# I0 i: V+ {) T( i3 A
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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。1 e; G7 {! R z* L, d3 _
% ?- {! s+ s4 u7 N e# iM: That makes you a bigmouth.: L% R# {: X: R& |% l
: h/ D( H) @* k7 N7 e6 xL: 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？! }, J6 [4 g$ L; j) W* e2 `
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. c. l* x0 Q# H e v& |4 P$ B$ v7 E0 ^/ D8 t
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 |* z$ ?1 X- S' Z% M- V& q # ~ ?9 S, t8 C2 B3 WM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.7 R% r0 j0 a0 _3 ]/ K
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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！% o7 b. }# l2 g% n% l3 b' F; S! L/ v7 ]
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.2 Z. _" N. B+ c$ i8 V- d. @: q
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L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 5 C+ e% b7 E0 w3 l0 k* x1 f/ f- m% k% F& I* B
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。% {2 u* ~6 y: |; N- v$ H
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