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。 7 f: _' h5 Y( g3 D) j6 a" E5 J7 g8 h# d* ~0 `1 A- Y4 k4 a
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? # G. m1 ^' {$ F+ d $ x) {. A+ W) j6 ^: b9 ~M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. ! i, [' N- L* S% K8 T5 S$ a3 f$ ]$ F0 Y( I: i
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。 2 z4 e7 E) t) q* q+ V' w" H0 U2 X6 c- R
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 4 ^1 i: R7 i6 ?% s 2 p( }# t% B; F- E+ J' E+ x" [L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 & g- U4 O' @, K0 {; N. O , l- Y# A7 t. F$ wM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.4 e. Y: K. H7 A
- A1 v6 `' m( I* ~# hM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. % O4 p& W" r; A3 B9 x* \8 _# M4 R" s7 `$ \4 k; z
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。7 p5 Y3 Q2 \' s9 d7 p
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M: Um, I certainly did. 4 M Z+ _! ~) t% {2 I* A7 O: @' x) Z 3 \9 r t8 `8 T' S, wL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊?能不能用在别的地方?* u s- q( v+ h" L U# \8 K
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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.1 j3 k/ d. G' \" K" T" \5 A" R
. f$ w) L1 c8 V1 m/ F- ?2 \% N* z* IL: 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?+ L4 @5 ~2 q! h6 ~& R l) e# a
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. * t7 R1 I! Q1 k ; Q2 D! t! v |; ~( _0 N! fL: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢! $ x1 s) K+ @* \2 k % ]% x5 t- R- KMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰?! m5 U$ ?3 q- o+ s5 Y
- g J2 B) w! e! I- hM: 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... - ]' z0 ~ M$ k% B! {( \( V/ q
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。% ~# a$ R3 e! o9 y# a
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! / }5 o: {& o' d4 I4 N$ M- `: u& t6 U4 F4 E
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?! S+ C5 I& I% Z. }* f
. S! p) t5 ]+ \$ D, eM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!, {0 V) T' |9 ?) t: l( Q9 j% G8 J, |
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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。5 g) `6 A4 I" C, H8 u8 J. }
4 u; K" Y( k0 u( E8 |M: That makes you a bigmouth. % C( E5 u6 n, S: s+ R1 M 8 v: o2 C( _. IL: 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? + K& Q" N* Y/ [# r9 I! K1 L. `3 B+ A: o) j# V( i8 X
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. + ~; ]# W4 n/ V6 d6 y: @- J7 S: a- w3 m1 _8 l
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。6 X; g1 [) r: ~: Z C( s
' J9 B8 {! G9 s2 C0 s# ^& ]' D. `; M/ AM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.2 @$ Z' r1 L7 y