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。 - I- u) q7 a x S) O; ^6 ^; I% }9 E2 ~# I6 F
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？0 w# p$ Z% v$ b8 B; S
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.' r. c; x6 O* v, P, h+ n
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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。* @& e8 s! \, ~& Z
. f* |% {3 }7 |3 }, o' d: h1 {M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. |* y2 o2 A6 L; J: Z* o* z* {
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。: [- L; s! @# ~$ f N
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M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.! B; m8 `0 F+ Q6 T9 W4 @) `
! B: U1 p. _% `/ b% GL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？1 `, l* y) T& j1 C( V! X
; w+ S) B4 W ^) p3 uM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.& [1 A3 Y. Z+ ~% q4 J
) B3 {- i- C3 }- RL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ , h9 E" }9 E) r/ h1 M: U) L. [0 X7 i4 s/ `. g% u. y m
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 4 d2 I. \# v, A( D % T& @3 R( V5 DL: 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 y! Z5 [' G; p
& G2 m! }3 D0 j! J" q9 XM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.5 }( D$ \1 d1 ]2 j9 p' _! i
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！% b7 K" U$ v* |
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？; q& P! v: h g( W' ]! P- h
5 O+ I4 c H4 Q7 a4 E3 wM: 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...5 w1 y+ z1 I3 U; E
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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。' [9 L6 d9 j9 ~
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!7 v: r& j1 D- v7 g9 h& e$ m: `
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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？9 Q( }- `6 b. c8 [: b
( h9 w( B m: S: \M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! # G6 ]8 }5 m8 l3 {# \( c: X( _1 R' V- K& c0 j0 P; A b9 ]
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 * |: E* F6 `2 F; T% X7 r4 N) R6 f/ ^0 A- _
M: That makes you a bigmouth.; f5 l2 z- o$ t
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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？ * ]' r0 s2 e0 e5 y9 j V. P2 j" }+ ?/ i/ w6 x
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech." E# F& [$ S" Z" \8 `1 J
( B; F0 A! z& M; ]- hL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。6 H' p d; q- g4 Z
/ ~1 p& z5 O. M7 Q" vM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 8 E! L# D- p& n" f- ^4 d+ `# A' @3 h, `! i# ]
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！, y Z# P) I# a$ l; F% b
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.7 [9 B' S- ^& [- X+ U O3 L
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