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。 9 S4 q( S$ t: }$ |; z! V' o# v2 e2 i- `4 O. h- a
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？' |- b) k' `2 [1 W8 s* ?
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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( D; S, v+ V& L3 B
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.# i6 D- P( r; \3 \1 F) Q8 ]" d4 J3 S
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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。 z( B1 L4 c$ ` 6 g$ n: w- C) b" \4 XM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. . j- y$ h% Z8 p+ a6 D! n" {5 R; d$ p! z( X7 `: k" V
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ ; b1 r' k5 X; ]9 X ' ^* [4 N6 G0 m5 `: @) U3 X* hM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. $ ?$ y3 Z# y: k( g1 D( ]+ C: w! _- o: D ]
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。 }) a& a- j! @; L% o- s: m# ` $ @8 t. I. ]' R- ]9 c7 CM: Um, I certainly did.) R- K0 M2 N- {" n% l9 o) x
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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？ # p9 |% B8 v7 q+ o! Z$ L4 M* \% j$ I, c A
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 0 n* e/ n/ L- G$ p! z2 ^5 Z. r5 I/ D" Q+ Z" S/ a2 F
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？* G( Q) K2 X' o' y7 K' @
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 7 ~0 o/ u8 y) s0 N+ m a0 h& c/ S 5 u6 J0 V2 @; q, r8 y% zL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！( K% H4 K, ?, ?# }7 [7 B& U. G8 y
- Y+ v9 x: y( j# P* d' o$ NMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？7 g% x$ c3 e! d( d/ F
0 z: p( r* s% Y/ LM: 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...! X* p; N* f+ B r9 o( K
b. I- m5 F8 ^- X R: K: ]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。% b: R x, R5 n, z2 M, x# ]# ~
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! % ]1 w O3 ^" h1 G, \! N 3 Q+ x0 P8 T3 P6 YL: 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？ , w( n. @; W/ D2 q: P 4 {/ I1 ^6 k, r8 cM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!- e+ P7 Q1 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。 & S8 D5 D8 }! B" x ( z2 O7 X) z) }1 j8 K! q. \M: That makes you a bigmouth.0 x: V' @3 {8 ~4 I% R( M
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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？4 ~, N$ @* C9 ?9 g/ {
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0 _; z: W8 n0 v" \) @! f! T% FL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 7 d0 \2 |" R. K5 A' [ ]2 \$ N- `" k$ g- F
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.& I R# S& u: c& z# |
% Y* {6 b% l+ O$ F$ w/ JL: 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！' o2 X. x( c7 Y0 E v: o
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.& y, a( C% l) C0 c+ h+ N! \
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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 _ ]( j9 ]" b. M5 a! a: P2 O. W# _! p D
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。; [: u' F2 G& y2 k
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