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" p8 A: T! A
( y' \! x8 K( @# C1 s# p4 AL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？& \+ G N0 h$ n4 u8 z
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 6 u, n- Q7 g; s5 }% ]5 x |% W4 [! }( `1 GL: 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 b3 Y( U, B s/ I' n1 f: r
: u; a1 b. b/ ^+ s9 iM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. ; F$ e8 G( s* ]1 q6 H1 ?2 S5 b5 v: K- ~2 S$ X' `; q
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。( F4 i- D- S. { S
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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. " p" l( x# C, M3 u3 \; i% b) S : N$ O) ~* K) gL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？1 q- m( O/ x% ~4 {2 D# V
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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. % L, G9 [2 [4 } U; A5 X _2 Y' M: W5 L: e* y$ m$ ?3 t
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。- B: l! l0 m1 ^% z
6 @ @5 j+ _) R& L( U: GM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.9 l" L) B8 \6 M' K- ?; K( s4 q
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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？ 4 a" A( |9 d6 b$ { , t3 ^. t7 ]/ E: jM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.. `. o9 s7 y8 \# r- o, B9 I( r( h
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！, B! c- S3 u0 n+ c" J9 t) t+ U
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？+ ?: z! E) f# X8 _8 }, i/ K
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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... , [; v9 B8 l6 Q# a3 ?. f; \9 C( Z- D5 \2 k- F) V4 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。 * t7 p% y J* D5 E d, ~( A * r0 V8 V L( M0 L& rM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! / [* F3 y8 C0 y, p8 }: o* V0 E7 I: S. p$ I! w
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？ 9 b! c9 n: S; P* x ( `: ~' {6 q# {7 }* NM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! $ C6 _1 i+ H7 J6 t0 n; Z( \& G4 i$ m9 U* C; n5 V# s% N
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 # `/ G" {) y" Y0 ]/ p) V/ b- f1 D , K( T# I1 b$ ?6 X9 ?- RM: That makes you a bigmouth.. ~' q0 v; G/ s
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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？ ' U* X1 w7 d; R- A2 R& b! q$ A6 @4 p1 ^0 O
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 2 z+ `; e& h3 y- c/ g$ S. P# M( M! Y3 u) `' V; g4 {7 p
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。+ ~) j3 }/ u: q$ e3 O5 ~
# Q; E( @' u7 M7 a( C, V9 jM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.% m, D8 G1 \5 \ G* ]5 Z0 h0 P* \
+ l$ ]. I. ]# j9 b6 l, I" d- P8 TL: 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！ 4 B- _' f8 y& R6 D% K" r! h8 E$ w' p5 z " M7 K- n+ G3 m" zM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.. O# I5 u. _* u6 N& E9 Y$ G9 n+ v
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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。 ' l6 B, Q. Z' M- N6 V( O- T; k1 N1 y1 G1 A% M7 v
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。' z- Y+ K4 L& ?
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