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。, W4 ], y1 _/ b2 Q( ?7 A
2 W4 c0 H( \2 q# U' B/ SL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？. i# k$ Z# v) ^. E
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there." T8 M0 l9 a; N$ _8 r
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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。 # ]& Y9 v: g# O6 t3 C; q5 @5 U4 \9 [ r6 [3 N4 b2 l5 }
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.# N& d5 A6 m$ L# h$ D: C& F% I
% |/ d* f+ Y) F$ r2 ?L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。& G8 A2 A: g! P. e
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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. 9 U/ P6 M, Z' B$ m+ ^9 h7 H1 Z" S6 V6 K# ~2 s. z
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？: K* x* \; W: o7 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.* \3 S% c) {9 K0 h
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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。$ V- G- d% |% m- t, P/ q
0 S8 T; R1 X2 T6 L; l7 C* {' HM: Um, I certainly did. # Z0 K% B/ T8 P" J2 b$ I! f: ^8 X o" w7 W/ v
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ ! x6 A6 Q! m5 R- ]3 ]( Y( h; Z$ k: g$ D: B
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.& X/ P$ {3 w0 F k
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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？/ U# y- q5 W D
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.% c; n! M: s. h
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！, x% h. b ^0 ?( Y7 Q3 I% ]3 r
3 _4 D: X+ d$ a+ u- n% HMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ " h; g) ]. d% V$ v9 C5 E) ?9 w+ C9 |# U6 z
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...) J/ U* m' b2 }. [0 c1 K
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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。 % _- l4 L3 W9 L; Y- P# W5 \2 Y/ i) Q# U3 Z8 J" ^5 }, `% F5 N
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! % S/ i8 E# r9 x6 o% O4 i% i. R! W! i/ z! { t. |
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？! L1 K* c( E4 Z6 R) x. S# B2 Z
" z9 Y# B0 B* e, {& O0 _ O7 SM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! # ^8 k! @9 R4 e( E4 m$ M # K K7 P7 L4 ]" d- u8 ~+ eL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。0 k4 |5 E2 t2 T+ n* P' ?+ o. g
1 n" J# a9 X" z: e. F. x# b0 WM: That makes you a bigmouth.$ \3 l K) |9 `+ }, g
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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？8 U/ |% i1 H1 x6 W$ b
0 L6 B7 z) Z: o! CM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.& l( B- w: r: r2 ?5 T8 K$ j) L
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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。 # @' i6 i$ C6 L. t / X8 }7 G4 g, ]: d- fM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.4 u/ a1 k, d8 w/ u% N5 M( K
1 N9 ~$ w: ?! B# Y. {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！ 0 U& V9 o% T5 o; P M: v2 d' s5 L4 j' y2 y5 i1 aM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.* F' i5 H/ ^' h6 }, g5 f, P; L% W
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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。" E- h& ?% v6 \0 T
- }, l" ~3 D8 M8 ~$ @. \1 f5 m( m8 L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。$ H! `7 j. ~" g3 h2 x) g: V7 a
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