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流行美语教程 Lesson 14 - pig out & bigmouth

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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。
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# g3 ]: }# Q. O9 R1 H, V! M% IL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗?0 j$ w! d% Y" Q7 }+ L5 \
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.
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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。
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.
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- @/ L* l# f9 {! X& ?: h; y& n, r6 SL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。
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" x1 t1 Y% e1 S7 ]1 \% Q! pM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.
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7 K+ C! J; [1 O+ Y* q$ |L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀?
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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./ D2 [/ f8 I4 D0 j% P
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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。
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M: Um, I certainly did.
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' k4 Q. I6 e# L9 j( D+ ]L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方?& t. q: L5 {! _3 E$ s4 w% T

& O4 y' E+ K; YM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.
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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?
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.8 \& B9 C9 B2 u9 S5 K" j
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L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢!% S$ c6 C" t  X9 [9 u
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?+ q6 z& `, b. \

4 `) h% b0 i- f2 @$ Q% @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...& `+ M: t/ e- N& ?8 z+ i8 I5 J

7 c5 ^# N7 a8 L( D! wL: 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。' m- g+ o) O* k+ }5 |

6 E( d# Y/ S8 ?2 t2 lM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!0 I' Q, E  H  L/ ^# u" l7 }; ?% Y! s7 b
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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?& \$ j% V9 Y$ I/ O5 D3 I
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!
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! r! G( a! I, `7 ?L: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。  g, n: q. h& H9 h0 w

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! {; M! Q: t$ F1 k5 m" Q" jL: 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?
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, Y. I  }2 V/ T) u4 VM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.% D/ {  f2 y! w* r* w2 a
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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。2 `7 \- E; ^& a
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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.
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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!+ n' K0 _2 Q3 s$ o$ o  q; z% v

- o& H, u6 z/ QM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.6 c. L" \% a1 V3 a9 _
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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。
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8 L! U) d$ s2 C4 i- `7 E% [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。, S( ]2 d( @; t: x* l/ G" A

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