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。7 C& _, Y- w% R( a: L: p1 L9 X
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？+ y2 t+ l: ^2 _ N
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. - E' i. y9 ]* W" ~$ w% U/ Y" P4 D 6 v0 O. N! x& v+ `$ C) n) tL: 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。 / {8 X. U' m: o y* o. f$ ]1 y. x0 T" E' T) v9 Z4 c3 o3 c' G+ I
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 9 k! I- F5 y" u4 Q5 B/ ~- s2 \6 r/ x% [+ _" m
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 r/ b4 J- i$ ^0 y* Q+ M
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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. " V6 m" k2 Y1 y1 G) l 0 G. W4 ?! V! C& lL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ I$ `4 w+ B [2 Q9 M
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M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. / H( S- R6 ~1 q e2 m, `7 ?7 v* R+ j. v L/ ~; N3 f
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。1 }" k& b$ F4 m9 R; }
) W1 ` y, |. V" E0 f4 m$ S; mM: Um, I certainly did. / o5 }' Q8 a: \: `' R8 K, |* Y1 `7 v
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？3 I8 w1 c6 |' O3 E% O
: J9 ~' B6 `; h X! j9 C/ v# qM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. ! \) k' M& K2 N! U( `/ k+ j' h3 \! }7 M+ G3 Q
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？6 f$ Z+ u3 @- v* G7 U
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.' Y: `) {# _+ U7 Z( m! S N* {
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ 7 }, d3 l2 b5 k$ O9 ]- R" [ ( O- h8 A- s0 F MMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？8 [; Y$ U, Z" s. J: o7 i* d
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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...9 G1 q" A- U8 Z. u+ P, S; h9 N4 j
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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。 / s3 w5 @0 P% z% Y' ]5 Y& r' G1 Y. T( ]# H% T
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 6 F1 L, t& Q+ i# m: X$ r 0 R8 Z9 e; ?7 JL: 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？ " p( v9 o @2 n' a2 D % ]: k3 |. A% vM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!( P4 [3 B( y4 h [
1 H' b: K z! q8 P( T0 bL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 % K# U% X$ G4 L p! s7 a1 a' H8 D1 g! d! s2 `/ C- u
M: That makes you a bigmouth. 9 b/ \+ [" \& X5 Q ?/ Q0 ^ 0 J; D# [! g' u2 FL: 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 v" ^8 n0 ^( |. i A( w1 @+ k0 Y% D+ G, E% v# D
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.% G- r- {' H( |4 |+ x
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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。+ Q0 C6 R" {: A- x
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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. * e8 F* @. Y. B2 C' q+ h7 x ) h: O( V! C7 H6 p4 w! _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！+ T/ u9 ?, o+ Q* @% J
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L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 5 d9 F) m* z3 M: f V) c3 V G! _; C4 W: f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。) H2 M4 t3 P! K
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