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。 ~' V D# ? O; \7 _
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ $ x. w4 s9 ^1 a5 f 5 ]2 q( S9 L0 P% c$ fM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.. {8 n" I4 l! _
+ d- q% }7 {* J T% m' vL: 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。/ z9 Y0 l5 Z3 ^- W
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.& u. u# I& D: i" r, n
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L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 5 U, ^! n: _# g+ z6 n! g3 D4 g' T+ B: s" S2 m
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.+ {- i; U4 m6 X4 X) n3 r
: k- O: c8 n2 L" O* A; qL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 3 A2 [1 m# o9 w1 e: w( i9 Q; S p% t8 D8 T. C0 [
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.; B1 M; Z8 a" t( ]6 ?' r: F1 r4 v( d
; d+ v; y- d! p- s6 b+ RL: 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。 9 v- [; l$ ?; I# f- f% ~9 C# c+ v. ]; X' N" V% N
M: Um, I certainly did. % a: j5 o3 @0 n: \ u! U0 B# _; I8 @1 G: C5 W% h7 b5 c
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ & M0 y5 o" C/ I. c! \2 `6 X/ F" p( {+ Z! f0 H4 u
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.6 i1 J% q+ Y7 v7 N, o$ s
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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？7 z- I" d$ _$ E, V1 `3 T/ }
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.0 }- e$ |6 D) ~2 X! `
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！% P x( v! S. t6 K7 N
( ?( E t* C7 K! x' d- u2 P3 rMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ " m+ ?6 o$ O, O: A: y" E 1 ? R$ V7 z( m" [2 VM: 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...- }6 g8 a$ f G# T8 ~7 P8 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。 8 T* h+ J6 a9 h 4 G/ i3 F8 u; R8 P9 t0 |+ |# YM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!/ D6 y+ V7 N2 E" ]
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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？+ s9 F2 R7 G* {
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! - A5 i' v: U& q0 B& l$ x, q4 h4 M* g/ f
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 ' m4 V# F$ s3 F 8 v0 `0 ]4 C5 n5 G9 u0 SM: That makes you a bigmouth.& ^, I& G$ \! U
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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？ " ]& L6 g$ ^- L) S7 R $ l. Z5 f3 \ D5 kM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 3 j) A' K: ^* K& [- V4 b% j! q5 t % N8 \0 M$ b2 E JL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 ! R: e4 D. S' t5 `" `3 _* s9 R k4 S2 S# d9 @7 I# f
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. . ^; v# i- Y0 O( g* h2 m+ X" h c8 M$ f+ Y
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！ 7 Q7 W9 U5 E! T 0 a" z2 u- r6 ]M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.! d7 y/ ~' ]8 L! ]4 @1 Q
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