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 T& w/ d0 N* s$ X D- w
' W. M* |2 d& GL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ 8 |/ R' g$ M1 ^8 R0 u+ H# n/ h" q7 X( m; _/ A- B5 b( ~
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. k- w6 R9 p0 ? & U3 a' W" u2 U8 R3 i$ l, ]" x- uL: 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。$ |2 r2 I; [. Z) [8 o
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out." d, K7 Y- b! g/ i
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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。 ' j6 I! j& p u/ E1 J+ s" A( a& t% ?1 P Q& ^' ^4 y- T3 E, X
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.: i. [# Q2 l l* H$ c) C
6 M9 Z* a) J/ L" q1 yL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？3 {3 Z L C" b" E
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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. . p) J' `+ d3 s6 N9 G+ Y " O5 d3 L' i" j; [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 M9 E( _' y' W$ w1 i+ H 8 ~2 [ v, r! e) B, Q/ v7 R8 RM: Um, I certainly did. 1 G( f1 a7 O/ K' b' c 0 s2 u4 O( L8 W! BL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ 6 G/ o$ C5 v D# t6 r6 i% m5 Y: b, W, ^
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.- A2 }# J2 g7 g. a0 m
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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？" U0 B' ^4 g6 E% K) ]/ c6 {
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays." V/ R! Z, w" a/ T1 e. o4 b+ A
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ $ E( Q( c4 M0 E4 ?7 ^( [4 P( B, E6 s) |6 L) _
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？& ]% C$ ?, O: p/ i# ?
5 j3 {2 j- v; a4 `' @8 vM: 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...4 } J" ~# A! ^8 G
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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。 $ \3 S4 h2 Y$ k% J: z' e `; j8 c9 E( ]! z% T& N7 V
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! % p- k0 \2 a% x; b. M( a2 J. T2 C. q! @7 ~/ ^* F+ Q
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？ 0 {, G$ I- o. N( P) T m7 T/ ^; P' K3 t7 o: m3 X" W
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!) B l( Q2 {/ ^2 |
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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。 ! ]8 s" a) j) d8 R) F5 N% } # o3 |# P2 ^( f, [M: That makes you a bigmouth. p3 r* r# M; K
% y0 U! A5 k2 C6 d' X% YL: 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？ 4 |0 i5 b8 z6 t( d: k5 j6 o" R- F Q7 A% l% N! h" q
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. + o8 s/ g5 C4 S `& W & \! ~& s) w, v& m7 U; [: aL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。4 K I# U* T$ V' W' p% K% x
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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.. ]3 T: w! H" w$ P
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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！+ b9 W( D2 c5 x7 [: ?
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.' ?! r; T3 p4 v" e x1 h
8 A3 I. c2 z+ q7 _& RL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 8 r/ F, B$ E: w2 X8 P) p2 w5 r- ], v; Z$ q
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。 , r* n, K) k; U. ^6 i0 h/ E . R& \. B/ Y' B( u" T# QAudio as following:* B. l7 q$ H p8 ^, _
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