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。* v$ C; y9 n+ j
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ 0 ?* A) \. n0 n, y* o $ ]* M) B" H7 m* QM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. ' M5 ~$ U2 d! l, M7 X , _* [. D" e6 g4 x- |8 xL: 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。( ^" w4 U4 q* u3 T8 L: v3 ~
* y8 @7 `( V# ]) R2 U: K! p" SM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.% m' a' m; g: ^" ?0 c/ U7 P
- n2 U! }, o) A+ J1 WM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.# b, p+ }* i1 g' ^& Y2 s
9 ]7 O9 g1 r0 E/ c5 GL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？' p& W/ a, W7 D2 O, S
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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. & V( H8 B0 K4 i/ r# M+ x3 V1 Q& `( | - t1 z! `" A0 l% VL: 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。 ' y8 ?" N; ~& e' D1 N3 k" n% R3 f0 v7 D5 @' `( H ^- Q' Z
M: Um, I certainly did. R1 b1 A. Q v8 t& X. H V
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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？ # \7 z% ]) P0 N$ l' d4 A9 s) z+ l4 G l
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. ' d* X2 \7 B2 T + u. g1 G% a2 c* w8 u6 ?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？ , x+ N0 K5 {/ a0 q* ^: e% |/ B2 ^, c% ~/ [8 w- M+ R3 G7 K% m
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. Y9 t2 t. Z: A5 i9 y
5 V N; T! P/ n& Y! }L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！+ u) t0 H4 D$ f* U5 j+ S. X
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ ; G. n, [$ D8 w+ N/ ~2 _ 7 I! `( R6 ^- M- B2 s" K! f) 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..., g& y; B2 n& D" D! h
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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。 8 g+ v+ v6 }! }, I9 b: `2 w" n. B6 b( x, o% j
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!! V# N3 L5 M$ X3 E: t3 E
" p5 ~" Y, X. N& ^9 }# YL: 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？, W1 s" J3 ~0 T! o
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! : t$ Y: i" N% d& a2 s+ s/ Z ; X& H- A/ B: q& j1 l7 CL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。* _# P7 ^) u, K# j+ V+ U
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. % G' Y( ?) Q& n) P# I% A4 a: |+ X) A9 @/ Y% l0 \% a
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？5 A' x2 ]7 _- {" H
% s: S# z, D% ?) V1 kM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.# s! N* P& P( f* A/ z
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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。 ( S. m$ q g8 W9 {; g 5 Q7 h, V/ h) w' r2 I- BM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. ! p3 K# `5 g g- d% ^ ; Y' Q4 W6 O7 B' ML: 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！( W* Y ^5 r! o
# F2 C( F. C& J; qM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.3 j6 p6 ?2 X2 c( c' r q
! _( r3 x6 c: J! y$ M0 s& w1 t* q! TL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。1 z4 L% L" M* o. z* H4 f' ?: C" w
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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。 1 e5 u( x$ f" f4 A/ ^9 K 1 _- x& A0 Y+ N1 @1 kAudio as following:- B* i. C' C) m$ M& U& n
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