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。% [( w7 ~0 K, S. f) ]) E4 q3 j# X
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？3 D$ e' x* c* _+ B, J
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. l. d0 {9 y( I% d" O, ^$ J' T7 O
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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 G' W4 T. i. A9 a4 i" G - }5 E w: y: @, JM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.) V; G2 ~% v' }+ O5 M. l5 B4 z
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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。8 `* G) Z( b, }# { U" Y G
( m8 ~. ^4 k& N! w% ]3 nM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. " @4 |% @' s6 s w3 J ; [; a' ~! Z: ], L7 nL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？* @1 D# L" Z7 [- Y, W: Z
4 x( t. y( `' s! b5 L3 RM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.3 G* C' r5 S% t4 ~
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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。: h& d8 Z4 L9 | e- r z
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M: Um, I certainly did. 7 S. q3 _2 O L6 h* k* o0 Z# O6 {* T$ j/ G2 u0 b, ~
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？7 g2 N( m, o1 D# K- Q! g
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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.6 u, t v8 F* r5 Y U; [
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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？ # q' Q0 D; d: S, }; A7 |9 [/ ?1 o$ g6 F5 M6 ^
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. / [) {- |- ^ I$ |$ w/ x# A9 D 8 f }) h. r. C8 y+ xL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ . i+ O O, J. d: g: h* B- L5 x6 I5 y s
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ * D h7 x6 j, h2 U ( C A2 M I- o* C) n& u- CM: 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...# t3 T! h3 i' c1 X- y' i: y% a5 q
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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。3 W& \7 d2 o) X; l* D
1 v* I8 w) i% AM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! M0 Z/ Y9 v2 h8 U ) |* i& E4 U7 i w& ~8 KL: 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？ & a' i! @( Y+ ]3 x9 @ ! a$ q2 `. l" F4 A% KM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!* ?0 @9 s' m; D
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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。 . E5 H3 F6 N9 H* V6 v7 V' o% x/ ^" o4 ?9 o. | P6 C
M: That makes you a bigmouth.3 \$ }1 n8 a/ S9 `
. R) L3 h \$ Y7 q5 E8 p# WL: 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？ ( y1 u. g6 x( [4 }; m, L/ L0 A9 H$ f) p
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 5 f& n$ d$ ?! q+ A3 \ @1 W' ~ / b* U6 |7 T7 q( vL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。+ z% }6 D9 M& k, V Q9 F
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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.' n3 Y# N! a9 X3 u7 ^+ B
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B, t1 D9 f5 q/ m: D4 pM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. * [( V% P$ @7 q) Z9 ^* F: D k7 C
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。+ g9 |0 {8 P# i
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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。( }2 M# {/ t) j( `: d& p# P! z
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