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。 2 ~+ d; [2 D$ i/ j" s% j p b- |$ l$ g" B+ M1 z& q
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? 8 \) l. m0 U/ S. I f; B4 J( E* B8 X! y+ l5 M
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.6 m! \) U/ K2 ]& p9 @' I
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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。 ) X# ?& B- O* \! r9 d2 k+ w; l, X! x1 ?2 n. N& G1 ]. l6 Q
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out., k/ a7 `) n9 `& P+ l* Y( b! i
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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。2 Q7 |! i( p3 e3 j( v) H
, U: m* F6 D" j' a1 OM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.0 C& a; Y% O7 I& O
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L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀?! R* c& F3 D* {+ E: B' J% T5 {
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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. 8 d( ~' i! {* t2 ^' P, u$ y( k3 \/ E5 ?3 c" u, s( J
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。 9 u$ M' H! N7 `7 e& W( z: U 3 n/ \) {8 A6 B- z$ j0 lM: Um, I certainly did.9 p3 J8 V1 r) {& D' h
& E3 p+ l! q# a$ a( w! `! LM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.3 u' H' j% D. f" @# t- g+ C
3 f9 m6 u( K0 D- O( hL: 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? ; W1 U- a, I8 F3 g. d 1 ^8 d1 D$ k( z# F6 l. {5 UM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. : Z( S I0 Z/ X7 [* r' j% @8 `* B9 e8 v3 `
L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢!, X" k3 x/ K2 v- ?8 @, o, S2 v
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?% R: L! W( c" e; ?+ X
' T+ C* x1 G. e- XM: 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...! q- D4 g/ V* q9 \" d+ ~3 [
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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。 , t" j3 V5 H+ q0 [* d# X5 E + V0 Z# B) M0 J6 _M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! ! i3 D( a! `1 Z0 [( A , t- @: m/ v4 X. ?2 fL: 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?& v4 |+ F2 b, q) _4 W0 Z* b# i0 P
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!# ^, C0 t5 b8 X( e: k: f d
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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。 / N2 \- P7 F) T2 K: V. D8 e* S) \( R7 z7 A
M: That makes you a bigmouth.& g* M% G. ~- f' _; m# ]. ]
9 |! K2 u* ^) ?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? . G2 f& j% E6 I" E" w2 O; R3 `. ~* A; U6 s0 }/ M C+ Q& T& H
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. , ^& b, O0 E( v$ r* f2 W$ U5 l- Q4 o: h1 B7 W3 G# f/ A
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; \" @+ @6 @ f! i+ ]0 N9 T6 c3 V% T8 _/ [% z% T( f8 [! K0 O3 H
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.5 ^( P1 l6 R+ L+ a
5 l9 t' x. ?$ I$ a) G- R# \ AL: 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!% ]2 d8 ~, z8 a* P/ y- t
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. a3 W% F4 S0 x1 m" l; J& g 3 b e; c G3 l2 v( wL: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。6 b$ F6 l: r6 f5 e6 f
2 e" A4 Z: L$ P+ I/ _' |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。- @/ a+ |( C4 ?# w, U f' b
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