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。' f0 {$ C- p0 y
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗?9 g5 e" w/ U& y5 J+ s. o0 x. c
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 9 m e+ `8 O& `4 H& \! D" L! M% J9 ^4 B7 ~
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。9 E% e3 h' y" \3 H
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. % K! }8 y. y$ t& D# x1 M* h. W% A) p6 ]
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。- b) A# K* w# g3 a1 D
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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. ) f0 l3 n2 ^( L" d2 p & I) Q# I) ^; K" |, VL: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀? 7 z, T4 e, k, N. W- p: T7 F6 [: ^8 O. z& |# k
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. 7 ]* D0 @0 O6 i5 r5 l# ?1 z; |( ]6 e' v: f" i
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; V6 m c" P/ k
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M: Um, I certainly did.: ?" M+ Q, M$ J9 }$ ^2 w
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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? . w; e* K+ T: w , I6 g/ @+ \6 X0 d5 ~M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. ) C c& N u" z4 c' Y' G1 y) n* [+ C; C" D) E# J
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? 1 |. k# v- P' v) Z9 T5 x) x7 r4 }( s3 m1 w& ] u. r
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 4 N2 M* [* O A' @" z, x' m( T) G2 g* ?2 S4 ^# t; \' d: L
L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢! 7 ~" b3 |' K/ Y" l6 b9 S8 B - I0 j% ~& A( ^8 lMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?: |/ r# U) m4 F3 J: P
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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...4 V9 ?& s. w: s% j" D @
, ^5 F/ a$ l- i9 {: {/ Q& uL: 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, L0 v U2 l& T8 h. W
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! $ T- v% B4 V1 n6 e8 F3 j0 ^1 v+ C2 h
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 x: [8 r2 L! z) ?6 l( ]% g* `2 F
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 3 x3 W5 N, Z* U" p3 E( n$ O " @6 j- _* I: A6 x* eL: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。2 x: x9 O3 X8 J6 u
* T2 Q) k" N8 F+ M AM: That makes you a bigmouth. 6 k4 B2 M+ }" o8 g8 z ; q. t/ ?: ]3 l. j& K* E: j# _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?$ G- p/ L: u$ y+ q- h" L2 x. b
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 6 \0 x% _, X; |+ j! {* Z" k: V# e & E! e* h. U7 T9 z! q4 K; ]8 k' yL: Michael,我真不应该那么多嘴,把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。% u( j! X! J/ w
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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. ; g. N7 O" R3 K7 a: |' a; R# g9 V, v
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! # I. g: ]8 ^" K8 R! l, R- f4 ^- L2 }0 P9 f) O* \
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 0 R4 r- [) m7 E/ }! o ( i* x# ]7 o/ W5 h/ iL: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。) S! E+ ^& K# a( w
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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。 : ?0 N7 K- O% L- \7 n , W( `4 v+ ]7 U7 m5 o7 L! I: dAudio as following:. d2 ^, j6 z9 P' s8 e# d