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。0 Z2 y2 d, \$ q1 u
! V& J( [9 L* eL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? $ ~0 A) _; j# ? x; Z4 l) E* Q5 r" \" A+ T& R& g+ \ F1 L
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. # [( }1 x$ `' ~8 v; d1 ~ / h! i8 N, T( i4 pL: 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。 0 i5 a/ C/ E X: \" I4 O# e* ] ~8 ^) U6 w! |
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. ! O& T" Z7 w* Y0 F " A' l0 W% F1 [8 ? a/ Q" JL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。5 B3 d9 ?* Y! _+ a
. o+ ~/ v& a+ [1 _M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig., J1 k+ A: w% P4 t5 |7 g
3 N# G7 C) `6 J& N* IL: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀? & m1 }( A' w; w ]0 ^2 j* V( \6 U' s: `- _, J
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.5 m# K1 ^! e# X' X
& r) ~# A6 C/ W4 q; |9 {7 {. LL: 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。5 D5 Y y7 p' [1 r8 b* e! E9 l
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M: Um, I certainly did. F0 L$ V+ G7 c
7 c7 G& _2 [( i2 ~: p4 S" G, mL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方? ! O" I( f5 W4 W* R * |' f; ?) E7 j: O) K( N6 _# w$ JM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. ) i8 _, [3 w9 m! D% G- F- Y3 T p9 {1 f V A/ N$ W, a8 j& d/ K
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 ], z$ F* O ~" O! j7 o7 [6 k g
g+ Q# s7 n( z! ?0 zM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.3 T+ _- |1 }( J9 [/ \" q
@" f, k1 Y+ 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...* E9 M- ^) H8 G- T# L
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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。) e: G5 x& F2 S3 n: {# n
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!$ O3 v$ o5 C' j' J( A2 l
) f1 e2 n$ K. V0 F. xL: 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?5 {+ Q1 e8 G% U- z" s. r' Z% Q
7 }: |" a) T7 _. D; U/ EM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 7 h8 e" |" U$ q. u & x9 |6 ~$ ~! zL: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。) I- R! N3 `0 W. ?
0 d: d* U2 q. G2 p6 ~4 WM: That makes you a bigmouth.3 q% |. P0 E) {, f
: {( G* r; X0 p; G& u1 eL: 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? , w" K% \/ p u7 } + R3 B( u4 r1 \/ a2 q7 PM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 2 s; `) s0 f5 `, d& c Y" P7 p2 J; H8 B$ ?. h- f
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。8 }' Z* _6 l9 ^; K
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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. 2 ]1 K' |+ m- L9 I- U/ H0 J8 I: a0 p$ C6 P# a1 g
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! & _# ~ E1 Z% U% D4 O/ I0 E ; Q7 v6 J5 p8 u5 L4 R- W; |/ A6 d: g+ Z* AM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 0 L4 E( P4 y; M! f. d1 y0 g# h) ]: [, v/ o. N- O/ w
L: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。 " v! p# h+ z2 k/ n$ P) S/ B% ^& J) T/ V+ U* o5 }
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。 ) j v" K. R" _7 [7 b, ?5 D" g, q7 H6 ~; R4 @
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