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。 " ?' |+ n Y, o% W; `) u6 R9 b2 y1 y
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ 6 z. S4 Z+ I8 w" c7 a$ v- g : U- f8 l" L# [4 N9 G2 f+ T# uM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. - \! ]/ n# G' n0 w; |9 I) D- W( g; J2 U+ ?8 ^
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。 6 o+ O- x; V/ Z/ f. h& g7 |" ^ & S# n; q) V" MM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.' q5 S& ^/ i( f: B* I0 e
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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。 / I7 x* k6 p m( _$ y7 I2 c. t% \: f; r3 L: _* z
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.7 N' O3 J' u9 z5 n3 t& H8 i H' L7 V
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？6 v6 G; Z" E, A7 g. y: n; B
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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.+ O- d/ c( E5 |
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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。6 v# J# q' ?* F* @' U5 b) F
8 ^+ M2 D* q2 b, X4 f8 O% s! QM: Um, I certainly did. ) w) c% _ B. _4 F, g7 R / v1 F% r) ?* K" C. UL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？0 o: B5 ?$ C2 t2 T m* v
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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？' d. X& Q/ o2 i" H- N
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. $ K" y' l4 Q; @0 v8 x1 n+ K0 m0 H; R* S' ~& J7 _% Z* w A
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！7 L# a2 s+ {7 h3 v
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ 5 X% k8 V. g( U' Y) j! l: {( @, o/ ]( f8 G" L6 u$ {
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... 9 d8 p& C) u" D! B7 U$ W' s2 k$ R; h, n3 t9 p) S+ z" G
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。 6 H' I: o( @3 \! o) F- y' c; X4 N, d! v* o
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 2 k* u# \8 {: }- _ ' x9 r5 J0 P1 l+ TL: 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？/ ?5 x1 J# k l1 U* M
( Z0 d7 W! e, `7 @/ D: g! _M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! " g. l f, K. a A* n) k. B6 T* M, e Z1 V7 a: j
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 2 h( s) i& x- i4 m& B) E. w0 r7 l) O- v
M: That makes you a bigmouth. - O8 x% _0 c; w+ a* {& h4 c2 { 1 S& M7 U2 s2 q3 H5 PL: 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？3 C+ u* j! i$ B& ~" Q u
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. C, T% V# l! Q/ e3 c1 t
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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。$ Z" w; m) i5 o1 ~. [8 _4 T8 H
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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. 7 W& ^; H L9 j5 r7 N% P3 X# A2 \1 E- M1 `) [; b! H
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！ ; V, V/ }0 |2 [/ G! D . r0 W% Z8 H) V+ q8 n- { LM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.& Y7 |! c3 }' S4 d% O: [
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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。 7 l) P: G. B. ] U ( Y. `( m! s% H: B" k7 J0 D/ U; z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。' k4 y1 H; Y$ N! \
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