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 p+ d7 \& ~- X7 J( F# C4 `- l
s- M" P9 e) G+ v/ e# h/ G
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？7 T3 G$ g& ~! P# C5 }
1 _5 A- F* [1 [+ NM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 0 B% o: \% V2 {9 N/ R" U$ P, j- \7 \) z$ O
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。 * q8 N0 m; Z# M: w. v: p8 H 1 ^6 L9 e( A. s- D+ mM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. # m/ H/ ]1 D: b7 W4 f- `3 n. n$ Y! Y: G' _7 x( I, `! e
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 & T$ N+ H. P1 o- q. t9 y( r, v" C% [' n7 c, E# \0 z0 f: t
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. 4 U4 @5 Z$ F: j* _5 b: N- w. @2 K) C* b$ z. h% i
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？+ l6 V4 t: b" ~4 ^. y
7 Y' I: h% m: t6 b+ x
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. ; ^ t& L ]& O7 s. Y3 \6 S0 n r. y5 R4 v. ]5 ?
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。0 Q( ~" I8 s7 {4 G4 B0 g
5 Q9 _' p, T3 O8 N% t/ j ^M: Um, I certainly did. 1 }6 P8 I( F; `) l- B$ ~' P" |5 M5 D5 r& T! ]( ^9 c% a
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ : ?* i7 _ W: J7 N9 C" ]+ s1 H6 ~$ R/ f1 _. v
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 9 D+ |7 ~; R C2 I+ n ! `+ r, Y; _8 K( R4 x' WL: 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？ : b+ K1 k- U7 k9 ] ^% n4 T- ]3 ^3 O # P3 ^* \( k# o! o6 u1 f( @M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. ) W. }* H8 W/ l 4 b) T% r1 `( S8 DL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！% Z6 D1 V& ^3 t- I
- A }4 x4 @7 k7 o
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？5 R4 Z2 F0 @ G
( C5 b8 N! v, z. [6 B5 J+ E& rM: 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...& e$ s- z+ g+ M9 t4 L& n
) `) E( {9 x; { u" a- m, T; yL: 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。( X% I- s0 F5 J- [( G V
: I* x7 h, ^% a. n7 d+ V
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!. a7 p- S! `( O
* E+ C$ Z, D/ Z# x- _
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？/ A' W6 f1 a3 G' l8 }. n
/ B: o5 Y$ Q3 T; y- X3 ^) BM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 4 n8 J3 `+ H9 f& m( ]" E. l# O3 t6 `9 V8 t9 ~5 j
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。0 w& t5 z, _! C0 O
6 ` K2 V! t+ d8 H- T }M: That makes you a bigmouth. , j8 i7 c; S& M1 L% c( z2 r2 I 6 d; d# `7 _2 E, Y# h6 XL: 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？5 x4 g) d) T2 d% ?2 Z
6 |4 A4 l/ y5 K5 C: t
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.; a. L* Y& _6 z6 C! d
, S. t) i/ J2 S' e
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。- q4 V' ?# R* w$ {& }
# l( v( t5 m) C' u4 Z# a# m
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.5 z& ]* N5 d' ~5 g7 @$ i3 N7 F
! f) U) B! i7 U, }7 r0 H# m
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！6 `4 W5 i Z; P9 `) i% v* y
: P' l( v W' A4 @! L/ [9 zM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ( B4 o2 H: `& E7 n% h* ^: P R7 B4 F4 `% Z
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 ( ?6 i) W; O# \9 A% H$ H: b% u/ v6 m0 v* s. Y
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。 ' i6 D t h' e0 d9 c- r* G5 T6 _" H: H2 c
Audio as following: , w- X- V1 C+ Z
狗仔卡
鲜花(
鸡蛋(
发表于 2009-7-24 17:50
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡