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。% j* Y% Q5 Y- k f }
. I. _+ O( p7 F! j _4 DL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？+ z" z2 c& I' h
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. " F- w4 }* W2 r+ s7 `+ U% C; x# f& X0 t' f) i2 _- l: X/ n& Q S
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。: b$ Z' E7 K3 x2 X
: v2 V( ] m2 ]) jM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. # P+ Z S( {+ P8 \. E: u: ~7 r4 B# @" n
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。1 p% P! r- v% ~1 |# M
8 V3 ~+ ?5 Y/ [4 d' t$ ?M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.% L' s' E, [" X' ~) }# c4 A3 \
- t; B, Y( B( x( ]8 {! T, ZL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ & _8 @* ~ p5 W: r2 C * Q: A$ V1 |3 `; m: J( jM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. 8 ?0 N6 U0 H- k" n8 x- {2 {; k % } ?/ a5 c9 @, gL: 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。 + X1 r% F- R& y) h$ b/ ?' s 1 Q, S5 d8 G9 ~/ B iM: Um, I certainly did.3 R$ A( U* ] G @2 |; q
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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？ ' D7 w3 J9 I ~* u. A: H # r' \! K3 {% H& m- V( ]M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 5 D0 }1 ~& B z L3 d8 \/ o; m/ x7 Y, d2 t
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？$ I) N" E- d+ @
8 {' P6 p8 X, p2 Y. EM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. & ^' s# P. Q# e3 n$ R0 d1 ]1 ?; w3 ?. _" ]. Z
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ 1 J3 P) z8 b; ?7 q A6 y" k6 Z0 n& t P% g
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？* ~. F7 Z, N0 @$ \2 w+ d# j& Q+ d# x
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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...4 G; i$ }. k* u$ ~! y
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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。 " l' B2 s, x% d( _% c- ~% |$ T3 {3 W2 D) Z
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! % p& ^( |# Q$ ~" c q- J( T9 G/ V3 k: P7 z
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？ # @" r+ ^# M8 t4 B2 {$ z3 h; t+ }- ^- f& V2 T; o
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 2 l' s2 H7 t/ p) D& \ 2 x4 p; z7 u" \& c/ d- VL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 5 }2 K7 z8 R8 ^+ j" p1 p( t3 L0 Z F1 Q# B
M: That makes you a bigmouth.6 M$ b, o i( N
" ]6 W$ c$ a) @# L5 b- y* X% V% LL: 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？ 2 O! @8 [$ ? I6 W ( _% J1 d" i, k5 b# Q4 fM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. & f; u/ f) ]1 f/ G8 e- f, \. z- M r# F! p4 F7 Q. T: b6 s
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。 - x& m- f8 d7 s1 S$ @/ ?9 W' b3 [3 `! |# O2 m3 R+ P
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.& E3 L1 {- o2 J8 q7 Q! B' Z
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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！ 7 y- x# Z7 ?, J) g# P% F1 U0 c, ]5 W2 @
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.3 Q0 g- c d/ R2 J
* x4 w2 R8 I, E: Y: gL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。) g. z7 C( b4 a( C& Y+ I
5 J0 z4 b& u" N# E$ k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。* I0 g, }4 @5 b I
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