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 B. f2 y3 S8 \. ~) z( I" U! u% @) V* D: p. o' N. o
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ 1 n" A+ g S4 ]: q8 D4 |/ ^1 k+ A& l% S% e5 T: O7 ?0 X* R
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 3 m2 r9 x9 n# @5 x* ]/ W, p" O' l) _' I7 R! r- o* V
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。 3 o$ G4 N' W2 X& Q: I0 h0 ^0 p 3 E) ^4 a# e" ?0 f' f& k9 JM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.. l7 Y" ~. r5 |) [ H8 F/ P
- Y T; f$ g! Q3 ^" ML: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 & w: h* ^& h+ o3 X0 K$ F: h. N' B% o0 N- |: j
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.. D( R& L; V6 i' l/ o b
) k- C. Q3 W0 ]! B7 Z* y0 eL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？$ F1 v b( v, u% \6 Z- i* H& O; @
4 l0 y/ y+ V& P) m ]: T3 xM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. . }" x4 v% N: N ! G7 G0 \2 `; e, U' [/ {8 x3 K0 I" qL: 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。 ' p( J3 W& K+ l$ w5 d* c+ Y/ @2 @ G$ T3 i& {0 a) M3 Z
M: Um, I certainly did. 5 a) |! V8 \1 m6 I9 K 8 O+ B5 z" \% }& F* H- u0 s5 BL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？9 g% f Z6 O+ c& r6 X, f
6 ^8 h; W9 y6 _0 a6 Y6 A, QM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.# o. } z. c* R/ o$ f, v4 L
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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？. T% {) L. w6 L
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.5 m( P. Z) O) S) l
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！2 v) v: ^: x; y& i( u
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ , @. G. M# G# l1 T6 o* m 3 g/ B( _- Y/ ?! n8 T% d p* ~: jM: 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... ; O! ^& B ^) o9 v# T" a. F 1 N, \, r/ H( _+ B$ o! }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。 - N+ I5 o. m8 r$ c% j& Q+ v ?) k4 E0 [% }7 P
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! ) f3 M! K i2 x" h6 [( K- \ ; \; c6 u' @4 ^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 J p ~1 z% {8 f0 b% u5 M6 J8 y* P. x6 w1 U/ C; V# c
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! / V6 ?/ B# p- G. |! g/ T+ g2 \8 r: L
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 ( r! c" v4 ?& k0 s 6 i; A0 |8 w/ }M: That makes you a bigmouth. - C% G' h6 o% V& F) s2 Z; h0 ~7 |8 S* _. W/ B, q9 k. a
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？& }. a$ }& Q3 M* _6 ?' C+ @7 U
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. ' Z4 j: e9 H4 x# z9 }6 q$ s2 s7 ?" C
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。 N- i6 I4 b" C. R/ x& j! f , ~0 K1 t9 g+ QM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 3 M2 k: r6 D R8 p9 y% s/ N- w a* H# K/ d: z
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！3 A6 o& H. l, o; P
$ M7 H0 Z) T7 l( ^1 X" c8 hM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.2 E) N/ C) z& G, n; _. h
1 D: N: T3 W7 V0 D# {L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 $ w( s- N1 Z. H" H4 z1 _ 1 R7 R5 P/ m% |8 _" 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。! U( |! I0 A- y2 @- E. J. t
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