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。 a" |) {. @* } # d5 p+ @/ E- {( l) N' C) X4 bL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ - g& b+ k& z- V& r3 t7 u I# Y8 W$ P1 ^M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.) K8 M; |! \0 O' Z/ V. N0 ~
4 `" {; d# w+ p: O+ y+ S1 ML: 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。 : p" J% \( n0 F5 \! Q/ G* c5 U w" \ * {3 }- L/ r! n7 c, _: c$ sM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.0 ]" }0 P/ b/ s( H( S
$ k; B5 t3 W2 l6 E4 T5 gL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。$ U1 z+ F+ L8 V3 P* T
1 o, f5 b& m6 i2 C8 P3 t+ pM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. # Y! a- l' ` X: j6 a8 O$ j) s; f: i# Z/ a! p$ r8 l0 A1 R
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ * h* D$ x# L. c* _! s# T ' L# a$ A! {! V+ {8 KM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. 7 b4 ~( O) S9 _! P: N/ b" Y 2 V1 |$ j9 Y0 ZL: 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。. o* @" W3 F$ s! n1 J7 X
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M: Um, I certainly did. " e( z+ C* Q4 c 0 p% F) S: \% b( TL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ 6 H# [' {+ w" v: | . b4 Z9 n, u; _" ^9 EM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.# [; u6 N* |4 @' G5 t
1 t. Q# Z3 m6 P ZL: 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？ ) S: j: j5 p7 N$ ]# s: l5 Z" k7 m2 T6 L# Q! N: h& d5 g
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.3 o }5 q1 B. v
! I4 G) j6 T5 cL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！/ ?/ I* V4 H. k6 ^' x* T" J0 w
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？6 l- Q: t/ J& B9 N7 X4 D z
$ h' C2 ^, A: F7 EM: 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...& _5 u& o, _ o, r
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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。 \0 ^9 B2 T- Y0 u& _3 Q4 O: |: H
G: O2 _$ C& f; SM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 7 Q& Y6 o# J. V+ @5 g- h( H7 x! w3 d/ ~' g+ I, t3 g3 a O
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？: g. }: `) F) o K: P( X! h# _
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!) d% B' A1 k$ f6 m, [+ X. H7 R
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L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。9 E |" ~/ R0 Y. f' c: n
. @6 J/ j! ?- h9 z ^5 UM: That makes you a bigmouth.! y8 ~( y+ _' t9 A6 a5 _# _
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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？ / x8 S6 m; I, Z7 k. \; b 2 U9 u# m% U! S8 p6 F+ ?, YM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.9 x+ q: O0 z0 j( Q7 M4 a1 k$ |/ `
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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 G3 k+ \* R: Y% l( |3 G- {2 H
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M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. N# O' f7 v5 ^2 M! u; r9 O5 C4 n : [: T$ W2 N+ Y3 c+ x& m& `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！; g' I# d" h) o9 k2 r
5 N, x4 m+ X1 T9 \/ XM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 5 r3 Q3 m/ e4 d9 X% S6 l2 G) j; n! J
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 0 h# C- {; a' @0 t# Z' G/ C. T" { c T* M* H) s0 D# }
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。 3 H) z, h7 i! Q& ?/ V( \2 c: n+ n- ?1 P4 q
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