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。 8 u. x% R' F9 {! K' T' C! z. f& w# e/ B) |
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？8 L0 r0 ]1 y+ {' E9 P* t
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 7 t* `" |$ Z6 o4 ` # Y- }5 |) E) ^; m' n0 s: i( F8 lL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。( b: U/ X0 e1 H2 ~6 @3 p
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M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. ; { k' R l D" ? + k5 O- C: x' R: oL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？/ c6 h8 K5 U! h& X
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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.# u0 H* T9 F* A' z! G, m
" Y" W6 A) \% P& d& g+ x2 qL: 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。& {' u7 ~) L7 A
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M: Um, I certainly did.9 c, `1 i- r5 Z( D- i+ H/ @- U
4 v3 A% |" J4 U8 ]: E0 i2 BL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ 2 m& U- w3 g H. V, m% z, a" M( X+ b8 K: I/ l0 v3 s
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. 3 ^9 ]$ A8 b: S: e3 e: g9 w$ @1 E7 m& Z
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？ 7 Q, T, ~; C: o2 Z. U6 I2 W+ F. Q1 a1 Q: u* {
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. P; o1 A' f. g B9 r. u
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！- A% s- b+ F- c# j' K
( x! }" T" }8 R5 ^, G) i/ dMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ $ x# U9 l; ?3 M a) X0 E$ V5 s/ j/ _; w3 I
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.../ n8 |; G; R5 v% M( Q V* i
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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。4 Q# [4 e$ I3 l2 g4 [) Y
. V9 t/ B+ U+ _4 w% G' Z+ [M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!; a4 r. f k9 L' `
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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？' o! N& D m# M9 z% G
& c5 h* O7 b6 `8 W8 RM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!4 s# r" C5 Y" _ j; l
1 A% M. n0 ?- Z s5 tL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 % C" ~- S0 E8 d$ P; Q) Y, z) O* @7 j$ T6 H
M: That makes you a bigmouth. : @6 ~# `% u; s P2 P, q) V- g" |- [( ]1 }) I. w; c
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？ 7 v( l% H( b( ~/ R+ [5 H , }6 p) q) n! ~ [. t$ a( DM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.4 S5 P* B5 _1 r5 j( y
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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。 " x% J, ]0 E# N o" ^$ u0 _* k4 ^% y1 ?. p9 ~+ M( k7 S
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.& h" ?6 i I4 J$ w/ k5 O/ Q; p+ N
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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！ 7 w- c- Q+ z0 ~( Q4 T. O7 z `+ |& L ; |4 k7 v9 t6 T" x9 {, l' f* KM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.1 Q5 E: T7 l! I
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