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 U9 R n; V) A' k- s* N( L
3 n$ N; s. [9 Z7 PL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？& H4 N! j# P7 k2 q. @7 i) l
8 x2 i7 N. d9 m* m4 y% QM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.; r& F& Y& a; I! l3 x8 X) S) R
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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。 1 @2 Z0 T, [- R. R$ A2 @7 U, @" e. B3 w4 a& D4 h. c# x
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.) e- A0 m: r, J7 @0 t7 d1 x
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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。+ K( I: J2 Q, V* N
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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. ; A1 O; A6 I3 E6 ? - \0 l: t# F' r! ?4 K, Y jL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 1 E5 u$ P+ T% J) n! N 5 ^6 X8 K/ H/ x" H0 M( }M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.5 b' o1 k9 f+ b( G, f b
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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。 ( r" t$ ]6 g4 S8 w0 m6 g ' n2 S$ y& x' L/ S( BM: Um, I certainly did. & Q8 K# P" z: F4 O # K5 V. o; z. k) e6 e2 jL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？) d& l! J {1 i* j: b) Z/ W- X a
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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. . a# e9 w4 e* ^ 7 k) g: i% ~. U( R5 eL: 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 r4 P$ I' d( R }1 D7 w6 E
2 L" ]0 s$ l2 N0 b8 WM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. $ K2 L- g2 v$ ?2 c4 ?1 V1 ?6 q ! I& h& Y) A' C9 S( CL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！$ g$ f0 C0 ~. e, R3 f9 N E$ [0 X
1 W5 { a+ S! C" y/ Z: ~( BMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ ) ]6 b( U; S9 O: H4 d/ D: ^: R; c! 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... " T0 Q) t( c5 U) q- g5 M2 Z6 G! ~7 R8 q
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+ `. {6 |! e& d ' K7 D. N' V) {M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! n4 D9 a5 s" _3 O% o
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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？. o; E6 J- G/ ~9 z7 u6 H* r9 @" f# ?
G# W* ~ X* ` A9 W5 nM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! % t. r$ h1 U$ M8 W+ d 3 w2 v9 A: N9 K6 L* h. I2 uL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。8 C0 X2 O) a& h6 q) X0 _) G
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M: That makes you a bigmouth.6 c2 Y6 X1 v' p* O) \5 y. D
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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？3 b2 [7 m6 j: j4 R/ i
/ _$ X6 ^/ D8 j4 n4 Q; TM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. # |0 [8 W, S7 B6 Q. R ) `5 k U/ e/ A- ~$ |4 |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。 8 X5 k/ \" c8 U; p* u" e+ n, O4 F* U% B% G c2 {. o7 S$ O1 A
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.0 w1 g# r- I# a: v# @% _ x! c
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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！8 j* p+ Y! l) g9 s" j# x
# b. G0 ~1 ]1 t, W* e: b3 JM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.1 g/ I7 j. [& ]- [# n; V7 v* {
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