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。: S* Y& j. N; A6 p0 r- G$ g
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？+ P1 I) k- k% P5 X
2 i f4 k: f! s' ?M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 2 o; Q+ L- L$ r" [" \7 W/ p9 \) O7 m9 s# n# O
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。 ) S4 J3 ~8 d* n; d6 z 5 Z2 N. X/ u4 w; t0 G6 T; vM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out." C# |: c& M+ E
7 j+ j) j# U7 \+ J8 RL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。" Q# R$ M, k+ S2 d5 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.. ?; c8 d/ [0 ^- E/ p. P
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？- L: F+ A, v' @- }2 B4 B
' \* ~5 u& X& V5 V# i( e% mM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.0 b/ n, h& g' B$ d6 u# F8 t* |* R8 M
Q2 d2 D/ i! p& s) yL: 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。 0 |5 G3 D R* B3 C* K6 v* ^. [$ Y7 n8 x' ?0 u4 C/ B
M: Um, I certainly did. ) P8 | U8 Z5 v+ I2 x+ X2 s. R3 D# P3 R g1 v
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ ! d* C8 F V% _5 S$ r! R5 l/ J1 v: m/ W) e) p7 ]; I
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.+ q" o; j% ]) [7 |
9 o4 r7 e4 L. dL: 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？ 4 ~+ J. C1 P7 m) p$ ]( @ 7 x y% v" T% q/ c7 OM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. - m3 U* r, U: ^; B6 t+ H, E2 ]/ |" ]5 e0 H
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！' {! ^* f* @/ m- o* g+ o- \
+ ?. `. q* C& j5 ^% J* _4 R EMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ 3 j1 a$ x" D1 R. t" M4 g& {2 f" K4 e; F8 z; \; l
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...4 E5 C' @: q* _- q, I- ?2 |3 B6 F
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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。 ) l8 f; N+ t: s f+ ~8 B+ q& Z8 M" Q/ L0 u, m
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!" B, T' m$ [( q, D
% D% ?* ]% [$ [0 mL: 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？ ! }& y, y; ?( O7 e @+ P* x: ]4 F* U: R5 n8 L
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!8 J4 T. Z) L' ]; k4 j v8 D
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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。 - R$ Z% L4 t$ y, M% T / v1 }7 k R6 K% |M: That makes you a bigmouth." ~# _, L; n; ^9 n" K6 t5 _
1 b' ^$ _% Q) v4 Q$ H' H7 |3 w. L5 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？ ; B' ], k1 M/ e; q `, S7 t4 Z " p7 b! p& r3 ~8 M2 y( pM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. , K; f2 _$ Y1 v, L ; p5 Y+ q1 m& ~+ [; R- _5 _: JL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。3 l# V" O/ N G9 Y- D
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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. q6 C- \7 d: g; b( L, f" W; s: t/ G% K) a$ B2 B* `* Q: E6 ~. j
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！ 1 z+ M* ^6 D; b" W 1 r" l" Q5 ?: k) h) |M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 0 Z( @# W5 k" q7 n2 K- h6 Y% w5 s0 a
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 3 o0 `$ _) { o& Q4 S0 G; B7 y8 `9 A2 A6 C& o
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。: D! H3 H# w5 R; ~! {
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