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 i# U/ Z$ V$ [4 x, g7 o, w - T' H6 _6 s# wL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？; y: l! F7 X6 w- J
" |0 _2 }, v5 B8 F# ~ LM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.* n( x0 X! z4 G4 @ P
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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。" P6 X5 X5 O' X2 w* G9 X) B
" Y) p. e3 R8 F3 [M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. - a5 \/ M5 K. O4 y8 R1 u6 _7 U; j! W6 A0 H
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 ( {2 _& V0 D& t- u+ a9 _/ `* e, _/ N: }
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.( E8 X# b# T3 |0 i' ^$ j2 [- O/ r
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ $ u' ?4 v( P8 W ' V; @ S5 P6 W w8 dM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. 3 ^; g- l- t+ W5 [6 g 3 E" n: R: a0 \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。 ' Y& A$ s7 d& [1 p' O5 ?! I/ s0 o- u1 R1 }8 R4 g6 e1 [8 M
M: Um, I certainly did.1 j5 S$ ]! z0 X+ I3 {: f; }
9 ]/ |' x. t9 ^8 \8 f! f& ML: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？0 }( k2 i" Y4 Q& j. g
1 ^ ?' {6 l, P' ~# j* g, _: lM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.0 |# B% q) p6 ]1 Y3 m
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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？" [9 d1 I( t. Q6 a% t1 v2 y- y
. m) G, U. M9 d! u0 e$ N, @: Z1 nM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.& y" d1 d& C. q6 S( c2 w* [9 j5 y
! n9 k$ g* _2 C! NL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ 8 p! S/ x6 q& Y% r4 R0 ?9 ?5 h& N5 \1 X) F3 \( w3 e. X
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ + G$ C# Q0 t7 |, f; Z/ g . L2 q! N* |- V, R E6 c" Y( P, @9 M/ NM: 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...4 I" ]# }1 ~* s7 f$ ?6 a
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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。 - i* Y% r8 `" M& ~) c+ R; g+ t1 P: E' l4 X
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! , q* h- m& M3 M; P/ E( l0 ^ 3 I4 `. t5 j* d0 f& ]. sL: 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？' B* X) Q( Z" h0 M5 L' A; k
& P* |% n5 u: ^% AM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! - G- g w$ @' `+ H3 i+ ?0 m . U1 j: V/ a r$ w" P' M {( oL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。; f/ f1 f' z% l0 o; b/ ^2 A
) d& [( L' x: HM: That makes you a bigmouth. ) E& R, [- Z3 r3 `. B. l+ j& T9 C7 R5 k
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？4 {& M& ?" ~, C: j: R$ U$ z
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech." l( ?6 F+ K/ d* T8 x* b) n
9 j" G5 n, @/ y$ W, ?/ [* e( Q$ N9 B7 k2 ]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。( P5 \8 T4 N8 N1 l9 C1 j
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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.' R1 L1 E R. [& ]. h- J( V
/ E+ @. C! @/ w0 \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！. h& M7 ]" w p7 h/ E% ]% K& G
& O/ ?2 I& K# | hM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 4 l$ g1 V. @! z$ o" X$ T8 d; d # m) w* K7 i' v' B) u; w ]- mL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 ( H; S/ g5 J* ]: U v0 b, t 0 g2 W3 h) e% f8 n6 n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。 ( G K0 b8 u" ^$ N1 `) J& V4 p; c# E |$ p$ x. P& n
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