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。 2 G j, S' L! w8 e1 x3 w- m. W& o/ y; o5 d" i0 Y
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？# o" a& H$ P9 m/ D7 x3 R) o- x, a
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. & @3 T9 @/ R: ?2 }( ^' d $ `/ n& R% G5 e/ F5 ~5 zL: 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。 ) I3 W: p+ }$ B0 Q; | 6 S7 A p9 `, i; v6 X$ W/ {3 f4 N! i2 \M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.: X+ K3 Z5 N0 Y. {! P
. _4 @. G7 b4 a3 oL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 8 Q. l& H( h* |9 [) h* s: h+ K3 m& y7 U7 E
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.7 ]& ~" i) G+ W
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 8 [8 z( S0 x. m% ~3 o1 U F 4 J( B2 g$ w3 q" _M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.; I) ^1 |, E2 L) W
% o+ ?0 b8 d; P! n) c' RL: 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。 K! i7 D3 u; W! C! M& W; A% Z: @
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M: Um, I certainly did." B' R) M% e9 L I: P. [7 B
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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 d* W6 K$ w, J) }, R& `
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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？ 7 X! z) i; e& H, v! \' p/ E1 L# i. e: _( d+ M
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays./ g( D6 R. L0 Q5 U
: Z$ H4 x& a& D5 ?L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ 5 _) t2 I5 Y( O" O: J+ W9 a * i& f% r1 v1 \$ l* \Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ % ]+ d" [4 w# f( ]6 k+ H" ]6 c- ^' s4 b5 E4 k; B2 ~
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...! J3 h4 R% K, F* [6 V- c
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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。 # u" ~( b7 f' S+ A2 S. |: S8 T, l; [$ Y
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!1 e' T: ~' N+ Q! ^( z
0 i3 d2 O% d/ _! Y9 |* ^5 P6 F! qL: 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？ " T; e; i) y' w% w# m- F4 G+ }: E& e7 _ q# D. ~
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! $ Y4 P l- b0 k" u* }8 } v8 V 8 z$ C. J( a7 M% ]4 x; U/ k" M |L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。6 ?* G- M, I) q/ |, n( b
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. 8 y" q! Y- E, R" b9 x" Q- r; ]4 _
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？8 T+ ^( u' K9 z4 u0 o+ B& }
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 4 n: d4 q4 F7 c5 Q+ r. H c% J+ K$ q0 B+ R, b% x6 Q8 W. i. z, n$ s
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 W* `2 O2 F6 ~5 E. N( Y$ r: N9 f
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. * e: @4 \* q6 n9 X# p 8 |1 E |) d) `2 L' i) RL: 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！ ( }* } `' P1 S- v. ?; E. b' Y4 v: s' j8 o
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 2 A8 i6 y" z4 _6 [ L$ q2 @- i% o2 CL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 s0 }9 P" ]; ~, Z2 E2 F 4 r/ ?# g7 h9 O6 W X- C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。 G% y' p) G* L
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