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。 " ^. r9 E- _, R$ m3 s + m0 n. t/ S. ]) b$ g% f; xL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？: U, a: U. O" ^- Q$ i
0 ~9 A2 v1 ?% ^1 W5 h0 X' Y/ zM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. ) A4 l1 Z# p; N& ?' J8 B$ G$ _# M+ o& R8 @4 y
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。 ; C" e; d" W& t4 C+ w* r8 Q2 ~. ]' b # _; ~( L, y4 X2 BM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 4 |- R& z( E% K& m k6 u) s9 y \8 L0 g6 g" r
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。, J4 u, s+ H% F; @$ G, j. C
2 H0 @! V( k3 X) Q" wM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.2 J$ W+ u6 r$ T% Y( }( N
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ ( h6 F) c5 ?' }4 a . W: w$ M) `% @$ S& Q- ^M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving./ M) X/ D7 o) U& K0 e" X7 Q' Q
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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。 7 p7 |2 g% p$ t ) j, Q/ _) D3 |; l& [& KM: Um, I certainly did. + Q: _: v) \1 h4 g5 x8 @! a * @7 o+ W6 s' _2 j, s* x9 bL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ 7 w$ R% D/ k/ v' e0 e) O1 K" s; C7 T8 s/ r+ u6 a+ d" h/ k
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.+ A1 L1 \3 T {+ Z* s' v
; Q5 ^( Z6 Q: {+ VL: 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？3 }* }' P# }: E% d2 r
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 7 I6 U9 C8 D: j3 K; X1 l! Q) j* i- l4 z6 _7 ?# w& w
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！5 o1 |5 u8 @. n0 c: U# t1 ~- M
/ S( Y* D3 k( |& s& wMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ 7 Z& c9 E U; i$ q8 R9 B. y! I; f% T" t8 G6 c1 r9 O/ T8 g
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... 4 g( A2 b2 r9 g4 J6 K* p* P7 m! o d5 R" l5 L7 U6 |- I* x
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。 5 G; |/ j0 X& q0 l 8 }7 Z1 g' y: ?3 p: ?1 E4 ~M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! % E0 H8 a3 m6 J( H+ \. o , V0 ]# W& u ], L5 O6 l4 G, XL: 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？ # n' T1 O$ Q# g' ` $ l) l5 w3 {7 C3 U" Z! VM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! % q9 u" E; ?$ B$ @: v) x) ^: U8 j! D0 U/ t6 K
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 # k3 `% w0 @8 H7 v6 i+ }& t, T2 t$ w5 H" t. E2 m, C
M: That makes you a bigmouth. / O. ^1 |4 }8 S4 ] A5 {+ K Y! G' `2 s3 J
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？ 7 m% U/ f4 V8 g" ^- ]% P8 z % h5 v9 E, t5 l* r& @4 nM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 6 }/ u+ V) q& S1 q# ?2 }+ x* ` 3 c9 Y% J/ l5 D% Q( j, DL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。3 H& J$ @, z9 A" ^" l7 d
! c3 ^" K6 S* W5 F$ ?0 NM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. & f) h. z, ?/ B, p' C 0 f1 E2 l- M' }2 U# x5 e1 @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！3 A8 n. c; j' `* a ]: w
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. # }' f) M+ b9 n* _3 K- e : D; A. ~ o6 e I- i7 y" l% uL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 : T, H8 |" c& Y5 A9 m8 ^- T- I5 H3 c: \ [9 D1 H
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。! V; O: k% R/ a) U5 {
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