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。6 E2 z' ~0 P" O' {
3 d* i, o3 C9 W. o- HL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？+ D' e% l( x- X1 Z7 R0 e+ n
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.1 I5 ^3 |. }0 G
9 Y7 K" G- p. w% l) E$ T" dL: 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。9 {7 v9 R' @: z+ r9 z7 N, e
7 P2 L# H0 K% N/ b/ y6 U7 k7 kM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.6 [2 Q% p v% J# O! g' C
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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。 $ k7 \" m$ w" f! p) }1 A$ { ' ]; A5 ?* {8 D7 DM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.1 U+ R3 i3 R7 D# f7 P% y' O
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？: T0 N7 g/ X5 ]5 a' W
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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. 5 V( w( V( Y2 E" O( s( Y1 U / {, } Z' I* n. u5 @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。 8 Z4 g) u$ S5 d. z; v4 b; ]5 x* z1 x. ~% ~5 R
M: Um, I certainly did. 9 ^4 h- t0 W- V. O* h. m# F! L& x: w( K4 L: \
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？0 F0 |3 G7 _' r* c# c/ o( D! |( P
) ]0 O$ t; _9 S5 b0 mM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.. |- x# _7 f) t3 O5 K
6 J1 G5 n7 [6 [7 l6 o4 V9 a) {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？3 p: D# K% d# y5 a
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.. y2 i0 r7 | T( V
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ ( f9 ?9 K* W9 X. s1 t % }) ~6 R6 f3 C- YMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ * l! l5 [6 c& G( d. K1 C# ~9 L% ]/ I- D6 N u. b& j
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... # x& |0 O8 Z& A" |9 [7 y4 X C$ I! s0 j) M
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。 ! J; Q' Q. }" ?# V' a, A, o: e) t% g5 l" d5 J/ k
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!+ D) @4 C& E9 P: Y' u
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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？ @; W1 H+ N! A8 K+ r: x5 r: m. W* `6 |# n4 Y4 y* s, s0 H
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!/ l: V! P L0 ^' K; K
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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。0 F3 Z: U8 T6 F0 G3 L
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M: That makes you a bigmouth.0 m# C' H' q: A7 L# h2 g' m% u" m
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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？& V# P# g: `9 T7 A0 R
* Q; K0 ]& C9 MM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech." Q6 l8 {! W0 J3 E* V- z2 X4 m
G4 C$ C$ H7 s H8 e9 ]( 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。/ L3 T4 d8 x5 H# o+ |, h
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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！8 t# t' ^2 [0 F$ N( j
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.# p. f& t# r4 X
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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。4 k0 g4 F2 C' X, P7 v z
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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。' Y6 t7 D0 U4 q ]5 U! y9 @" ?- q
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