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。& E1 z# v c0 m2 u
# @: {9 c+ f+ M- B. t) mL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? 2 u1 x7 L1 X! U, m# O * i4 v& D& r: I6 x: e6 a/ V1 J9 ZM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. " T$ ]9 {% _+ ]& X9 l2 q, G1 ^, h, D3 w' B3 U# g2 }2 M6 t
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。2 z: ?: B, [ ?9 F
: ~) N0 V! s7 _. G9 } a( j' X: GM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. + o1 Q1 ` Y6 y) m' j% s6 B' P( T1 D- e/ Q
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 + A: B) e6 X3 A* q & A2 v' S% [6 R+ }M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. $ Q/ c2 l# K Y6 I9 M0 l/ O; x# f. R. }$ w- O
L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀? 6 |3 w5 |4 E$ h) N' b B$ F& y. B. b8 R6 j5 b0 [
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.4 g/ X" E& W& H' F
" A; }& a. N }+ n3 lL: 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。 2 n" [ f1 A0 u A 8 u4 C6 s* g8 y" EM: Um, I certainly did.2 E6 |$ h$ |' @/ y+ P4 s% ~+ s
0 X- l$ Z y$ E' e8 W0 DL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方?9 B; G+ S% n8 l( M" ~0 l# `
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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. : V5 l7 x& q8 T5 k" N 2 M" X m8 {1 LL: 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?8 j1 K/ `( w0 f8 B% S! b* `
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 7 |( K5 b; U8 a2 o9 u 4 N& C6 X7 u' l9 ?: I( YL: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢! & a4 U. P' [2 R( z; Z b2 ]- t 2 d. o* }( D( T/ P0 _' s( U1 _Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰? * s2 n3 Y! V' M7 e4 d4 K4 A+ G1 `5 f" i o- ^( l
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... 6 g. N! z8 x4 b" w ) V3 s9 k. E* S+ Y5 J& YL: 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。0 W& e o" F# J0 b
1 L- t2 \0 k: A( l fM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! + A" ?+ g( U0 j: t4 h2 j9 J- A1 j
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? : T- E& n; }6 c- G) B 9 z9 @3 ?8 v! g6 T0 IM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! - G& n( ^0 g- x* ^, t " L% v. S- m0 H* n" J; oL: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。( F: S6 _0 ~( T# a7 @* m
- \9 L8 r; s! Y$ T( SM: That makes you a bigmouth. ' S& y- A; k+ M" y j3 g4 _* P2 j1 J+ J2 i/ H0 h, K! @: _
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?* D, _4 K' c8 o6 V. Z" k/ ~; h0 ^# h
/ n! N. V9 W4 W& x9 X4 ^M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.) Y8 i) v2 N6 G9 u4 j
" ]/ e4 `7 ~2 p2 r p% [ fL: Michael,我真不应该那么多嘴,把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 * T9 y7 b4 |0 q" r" k2 ?# s5 L A! K! M# H+ y4 r) ?, _
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. |3 a' A; s3 P+ t* g, K7 C! H+ w" V5 A# o6 s
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!* J$ B! T1 ]- O0 S1 _# }
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.' g' Q7 E2 J3 D
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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。! \; F: A# [7 u5 W! t
' N' k# Z6 B2 ?! p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。 & g; B) q9 E/ R& O: W$ X- b" z, W7 j
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