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。 , `' N4 L: C; w8 R) n; `( ] # W) d' x' L: I) B3 _. FL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？0 R% H( Y: C, i
$ _* j5 g" q4 m. T! yM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.# G7 L/ Y2 G; n! `0 a/ O! n, B
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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。 ( t5 H) G! y% D& S& F9 U 2 ?+ B, T( G, U7 K. t! p( xM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 5 l5 p9 i/ o( F8 J+ Q3 n! F3 w# R. T4 d( S6 @0 a9 M
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。- k' S# p% m8 C/ E F/ c1 x5 l# }
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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. n/ I7 z9 ?& e- q! J# _
/ t r" Y) u: Y$ J y T1 ZL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？# c, }" f0 _9 Z0 C8 ]8 q( l E- o8 }
F# |4 k3 R4 x9 ^" w. rM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. 3 n6 r5 |3 f' w( y$ h% ^) N p9 |( v5 z' ]* p
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。 : i/ G9 T L; {$ @/ \ 6 i+ @! e' Z% N* L3 ]8 `' N" WM: Um, I certainly did. 4 a+ F! [4 [/ [& C4 w Q 3 f+ C5 Q! x1 w$ g, ~& t8 R; lL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？# h. o8 R4 F! x$ j3 i8 [1 z
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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. & ^5 |$ ~! m. F8 ~# i+ ~* i% e0 W) F3 B8 l
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？ 5 F) Q! [0 x$ Q; @4 V6 n1 x' } H8 [9 I
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 1 O2 I# I2 A$ W# H! d* ]) k+ e3 E& U. x
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ ' s$ W [3 @5 R 6 T% H7 T! h4 q7 IMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？( p, B1 _, ~# `9 Y" H& \, Q/ q. U
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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... / r1 y0 A" b0 V, M/ F 7 T* O+ ^% M# q* Z g8 u5 M GL: 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。 $ }0 m4 j7 k9 d) ?/ j; l* a" i/ h / }0 d8 h1 M+ ?/ `6 [* ^M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!! h1 k$ m6 a; V3 K
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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？9 a" e8 z! j4 Y/ S& O
: }6 \# }, ~2 @; L+ n q( I# F* HM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 7 e) d* e; c7 o {- l 3 e! p$ r6 k P) i* W. e& wL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。/ c- m! R1 x [9 p
1 s% O4 g6 H' ^2 UM: That makes you a bigmouth.* V$ v- Z x9 @3 V3 z
' }& ^. R3 K9 Q/ {2 j# ^" KL: 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？. h/ g, w5 S- A0 Q# W
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. 4 u: Q x: L4 F2 _; K9 v9 I" M( U/ X$ h2 S- q$ o/ i! ~( T6 B) `
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 Y' W M8 `, V- x6 G . P s+ y2 k4 n$ dM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. " p& D8 v S1 K1 Z5 x$ Q6 r8 m 0 j" q$ Y# Q! G3 i3 _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; D% d T' w% D r" L ! \3 ~+ H5 K$ c6 QM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.) X% h8 m+ X# O& K
( i: a& i, w. J6 |1 A0 GL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。! `8 T2 P/ k# V5 V
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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。) p- I* K6 [9 M% N7 P/ Y! }
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