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。0 A2 O( b# _% P1 F# n/ @
2 T9 j; P9 C; K$ ?5 wL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ 5 T8 e. `0 M& v+ c+ k; A. P) j5 U9 E+ { y( Y
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there., v( Q, w+ ]: @' W7 r3 A; P
# T/ Z" g% j$ _* h4 \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。0 L% L& M) A6 D- T/ ]: n2 {
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.* e2 B0 T$ V; L# N; ?
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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。+ s+ C+ D% P d2 P1 ]+ `
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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. I, A2 V) a, ^3 B! G* A" v& T ) V/ I9 {3 w- Z* [. A: V6 o7 P+ P6 vL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？" L/ @% U) @3 m! B7 _( ~6 b
" A, _, n- H5 B' K- g; _9 p% GM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. / H( j0 I: }* H1 @# b1 b9 M9 N0 }) R
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。 ; W: k, l8 p, `7 H( p8 u$ _# S/ |9 E' E2 u
M: Um, I certainly did. / V& E$ K/ N2 P u$ x& \! @, f a, @. @ ?# V, y
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？( `+ p* T3 J8 v2 n( Y# g) t
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M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.8 W9 l6 I: [4 u/ }
7 D+ o1 q, s. E/ \) A* jL: 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？ 7 {1 s$ u2 T' J& c b 5 z; \/ a9 C1 P9 ]) tM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 7 {4 x9 B: w. m4 ^& V1 N0 ] ! Q1 H; V8 d0 Q, DL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！/ m+ h: G+ F2 x2 V5 ?9 ^3 w
! a. O# s3 P7 \ x& o3 oMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ & d& l1 T" r% y# Y4 B5 d6 W$ x E A- l* f1 y* T+ M. b
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... 2 K( I& k( i. O1 B7 k! @3 f+ a# E; G# ?* i
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。/ Z; u/ z/ J, B3 y9 K" k
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!' F3 C7 m- P/ `
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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？ ) y1 d( ? S. ~: i6 R% \- |" m2 Z% i' e5 M. @" r! x5 ~& l- E$ t: p
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!9 d% H! t& _! F4 ^ E4 Z
! U/ p1 f3 f9 S1 q9 NL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。4 Z4 A% \; x: q
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M: That makes you a bigmouth.7 p7 _$ r8 A, O% L
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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？ 7 }0 C8 f: F4 s1 F, p$ t8 K; _' k0 u( z# m+ q
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.+ a8 B3 u. I2 S* ~5 u! Y
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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。 0 f9 k& A E- o- ~" N# U3 H' D: F% Q5 U6 }6 t/ q
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. + p1 i8 m( c. O k/ _ ! i5 B* w) o5 n& f5 eL: 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 @! H4 [, b, N) U; ?0 V) m I* n* `8 F- m) D
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.1 G0 f& q5 Y. o( r' p3 d! f
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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。 & H, s# j/ ]. t/ f+ M- N0 i 9 w% q; c1 N4 z# v2 T1 J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。 5 i6 n6 O; r0 r) P' ~. Q8 t7 g. C5 w+ g8 z; b
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