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。- j& A; t! _3 H0 M7 P9 H. H
7 e4 q1 j N! l; B) b& _( z# VL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗? 0 r3 l5 _) l, c6 _: Y 5 V5 M( M5 R% C* JM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. * o& R3 b" q# V1 y/ k+ o% n/ } 8 |/ R' T1 a! [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。5 u# m* s8 L7 |0 r! M
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 2 n2 H* [6 ^/ |4 I5 J5 I- ?+ e0 O& |, e( [0 F
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀?我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 7 y1 p4 i, \6 [0 q3 F8 W; Y5 \/ L3 Z
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. ! T( l! `% Z: }3 p0 h* H3 u) G7 Z: @/ M# v1 [9 ^, O
L: 噢,pig out就是吃好多东西, 不是指吃猪肉呀? # A S f v/ y, Q; Z/ T+ s0 s' I 0 _' s* o8 F1 J' X& s" m! hM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. / t z! e) v/ [! T3 l3 S( R4 J. d( J1 H
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。% X; T% O) Y1 K1 T/ K
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M: Um, I certainly did., F7 y3 C2 K6 E" G/ m
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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.0 R6 U0 P- y& U* [ o0 {
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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?& J; X u: {% s) @
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.7 X, _' i4 o* G- Y; u
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L: 嗨,我是在说你,我才不会吃那么多东西呢!' H2 @% x) {$ h0 N1 K
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰? 5 n% y: L. i( n: ?* q4 P6 b# [5 M8 J. c
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...2 B% f) B$ c$ T+ j' c6 r
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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。 - k* r" z" ?2 G7 _! _2 J% B+ J# U* q; r8 F4 ~3 a
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! / l1 L- t5 u9 A, n6 H) k4 J % B r& ?0 W' j; o8 Z9 ]8 k( TL: 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 o! L; ]6 \- k6 V f- ?- D' ~+ @- {. _( \
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! ! h% Y/ F X. F* K2 K C6 x9 x$ T }, f7 a8 u5 V: V# R8 c
L: 噢,你不是说我嘴巴大,而是说我多嘴,爱嚼舌头,谈论别人。/ U! j& T3 C) S3 v; \
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. , G) T4 m7 i: ^" A# S7 {: Q/ H* J7 e+ f4 ~* Y
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?; D; x c8 h5 E4 O9 j* k
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. * \8 Y! O# s' w( }! [3 v6 |% I& ~. V6 h/ }6 L+ \7 d
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。! S7 _# n3 x7 |4 K8 X" Y
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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.+ Z1 X/ Q/ X2 q8 ~, d$ G3 q; j( Y
2 N3 @: l0 a: C6 s# `" u; |M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. o, D K$ H" O, d( }3 Q1 { ' o- D: J6 Z" e+ gL: 对,这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧,该会学校去念书了。 7 f8 @% \4 f! @1 O; h' B: ^3 X p! l) D+ f3 n. 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。6 @! S; K! X+ s9 W
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