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。 H$ M1 H0 W [# N$ N5 j: Y' h" m# T' ^# r! r' f Z. S
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ & v, m- `, Z4 _2 k5 y* J- a' b1 f( Z$ v, H
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.2 p0 _! \+ V0 n* D2 K5 L) }
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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。 Y( E8 G5 |$ p
( v( R3 Z: M4 Y$ eM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. , X' G. j7 P, x E1 a% O1 c) Z) @8 H( [
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 2 R% }3 Z9 y. }* | N ' N9 S1 c3 b. b# E5 s1 Y0 a. sM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.: T2 |1 h4 ` ?( |4 C/ l
" z& s: f+ Z8 A; AL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ / h3 N8 u6 p/ B; X; A' h9 J& p g- J1 B2 k1 @, A5 H
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.& P N; \1 y: [
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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 \" l- l* C7 ^5 p- t; V6 M
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M: Um, I certainly did.* j c7 V' @, c, n5 n# Z
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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？ 7 s4 t! f: f! x( t! j' v B ; h/ E! v. \! M$ L k, p% sM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.6 y4 g% O$ e; J& X
; d& I+ @8 M) OL: 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？; y n$ B; e! ]8 K. R3 S
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. ; D! \; {6 k4 H2 Z6 U. f2 t. F" } 2 P/ m; k J/ u* f4 gL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ 6 f: t+ u9 v4 Q% K/ P* y |$ z2 u3 N% i B8 X( O
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？4 b$ Z- a) X' R: i- [5 d: v( |0 T, e8 Q
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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... ^' Z6 R1 `# H/ O1 C9 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。/ F9 h- ^0 f, k2 D2 ^/ d
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 2 I7 l7 E8 ?+ T8 M q6 Y" z1 L, P1 q5 ?
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？8 z W/ A$ b2 a
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!/ o4 X! M* s. x9 y
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L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。4 I4 ~! @9 |1 |8 V2 U
, L) Q& p3 j L, a, O5 y* c& ^M: That makes you a bigmouth. ! t+ B5 l) q5 E" R9 V- r3 E$ h8 d$ A$ e9 \: s
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？6 M5 W2 y! V E' Q6 Q: R
! J4 x3 ^; r, ~, k; l- x( R& TM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.# W' c" l' }# x1 I* H/ u
0 }4 Z) ^0 }+ e* x' ?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。 ; W* T# u- h! x+ G2 \2 n% k" M, E& j! b3 u+ T9 ]
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 5 U" q3 i: c( x' @: s5 Q, J' C: Q, }' t4 ]3 C* }& u
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！) q( B6 u. g+ g. Y9 H* r2 @, ]1 _
, X5 f2 B7 G$ WM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.% U5 ~. d0 \5 h0 k7 b, @7 x
7 D" d ~& I4 LL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 ( b$ ` V4 O+ z* J# I3 z* F( G% c( P* J9 v$ o2 B5 q U
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。 g5 L4 a L- j1 m$ Q/ I
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