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。 ; w( {/ G2 d# D: R' f1 ~ 7 g4 w$ F# x, ^2 U& ^0 ML: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？3 Y+ W& [. l! |6 d" |9 m# r% S9 l
; T1 b% V7 b/ gM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.- t4 W9 t4 [3 J* c# Y3 D; l: A
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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。 u& |' |& S6 H2 @0 @* ?" c) ~! {
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.- c! [0 t+ t; T; n$ s. D- c# l$ r
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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。, w' t) x9 ~4 _$ ]0 |, a+ a
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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.* [8 x" w7 _; I
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？0 c- } O: o1 n: f
) ?, e% U1 m# a) I: X. K, ~M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.2 ^- N a( W+ }
+ p" y" u g: ]8 o2 d3 uL: 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。4 v2 \9 v) E) }3 {& p
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M: Um, I certainly did. ) W. g+ o( |" B7 ]3 B6 L9 _$ _* D6 a! O 7 z2 X+ l0 r5 ~7 P6 ]* ~; r8 O3 OL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？6 t1 c' |7 N) y M
% E6 `. ?5 n' E/ o1 @% OM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.7 j: W& S* j" C7 x1 P
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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？ z) i0 E+ \$ r9 P" x& \ . E4 c% _( Q! G, X+ L5 zM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.! |6 i z& r/ U; L) e& c/ k
6 ]9 p S2 E/ Z* ]% fL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！8 ?' L V9 d3 A7 @1 O
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ , | J; B/ D( F3 z1 \5 h6 x" l7 v- W2 B5 A8 ?
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... , v! |# [: W) O5 P 3 N( d+ g# r3 dL: 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。 0 X4 E3 \+ H* {* j; M. a* g# J9 a6 H
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!9 k/ X0 I5 R/ _: m- M
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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？ 8 ~$ \6 \& U0 L1 h" E1 m0 O. S. I6 [3 s; Q" E" ]" m2 b6 `
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!% E, ^' A. B$ `4 w! h- @% u2 ^' ~
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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。 9 m3 H$ V, s9 c) }1 K. Z6 L( B9 p9 i# @# G, b; P
M: That makes you a bigmouth.6 w- o% y5 C, M& v
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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？ 3 \- } y7 z) j9 R) L: n4 c, `9 s9 D. P4 _
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. + m: O$ A# I5 _7 ]# {4 {' J6 s: d* h 0 m$ |9 R% U b' u" YL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。 2 t5 c! k1 v1 D" f* w) H# ~8 S # K, X) l! p( u0 Z2 L3 `" IM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults." F* u7 m5 d9 K# p3 V
, }& k. x6 D) X, ]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！ 4 x: P r# D; u' f+ R* ^0 t- E1 `+ e* Q& a* q5 p3 L
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ' c% Z9 U/ q( b2 Q ) [7 `: x. H' q. d0 s' Y$ uL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 / M+ S& V; J4 |7 `( `6 z$ D# S+ L; ]0 s+ W' [/ t, U6 F; v" l& v
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。 $ G8 x: H4 N" `0 V' j/ g 3 v# q& U% v4 e+ P8 z3 FAudio as following: 5 |6 k( S; u% V
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