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。3 n3 G1 ^) Q. b1 g1 a" x4 v
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？6 w3 I9 c; H/ O! R: p
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. ) s% h; b z- y& t# t5 a& V; n3 |/ Q# L" L* f5 z' L* H& d
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; {; P ~ v4 |# \, Y
0 z) z/ s1 _0 @7 l2 S' \: tM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 9 a( B& i, G2 H- W( F7 P8 j l" t' i8 W4 z, ^1 vL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。2 F( f) X; Q' A% L7 o6 {
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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 w9 d, k" o$ E m& v
) \4 @$ [, A7 Q! q* {$ Q$ ^L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 1 k. F) ^ T# g, U" V& B5 y9 T/ y
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. $ t2 M, X! t! F( f 3 Z/ H2 `1 A0 dL: 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。- ?9 p# s6 n! F+ F1 u
8 x9 k5 n/ v1 J1 E' ?# y9 mM: Um, I certainly did.. u4 W t% K" k$ y
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L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ ' }/ O/ v% Y4 F: s' `2 s- M- }: w, S9 X/ E( Z* c: B t y+ ?
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. - l" n1 o2 d1 s* i$ `8 ^! d ( ?2 z" ]3 B* BL: 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？ , f- \ R8 [# Z: M ]( i; m% S- \: _! q2 C( v2 o: f& i
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. : t- s! x9 X5 j2 u. j. L: M& V4 O 9 l9 t; h* K' R' p5 X3 YL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ 6 P9 p$ D2 n0 m% L9 f $ ?* _' o1 p9 h4 |; nMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？, |: _6 t/ @: @6 M
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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... ) |' a; d, x0 q% M- t% ?$ c$ t6 [7 M! C0 q# S+ v9 o
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。. e; R; }, c2 u7 t2 m. J
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!( D: W k- f' \- Q5 `' U
& U# p5 ]1 ~6 ]" O. q8 Z( pL: 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？& k1 o% w( F8 A% _4 r
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! . } H6 o# f7 p$ T t. W* j4 t' H( Q: q: L) x3 j$ x
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 , L1 r; Q. T, q" }( _1 B 3 \8 I( B& }+ i, OM: That makes you a bigmouth.8 N, F% |3 N/ z2 U) m- h1 }: |
0 b+ `& c" @9 {) A- S/ x8 _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？' O. M: ] A# u
/ p6 k2 S" c9 AM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.% D$ O1 B" n; u9 h: P% w) y
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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。4 J6 e3 i8 P Q3 \3 C- k$ L+ Q
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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. % W% c& I) o% M' B ' A$ J+ s7 `% Y/ Q9 Q9 M# XL: 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！3 O- C, y- u( g/ d2 K
) u7 I5 S! j; a! hM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ) p2 m9 M5 h0 K t- k5 A3 @: q; j# J9 a2 `
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 [! W$ K3 ~! C& b, [& e0 h0 F) w6 m- T" ]2 y
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。5 w3 u. R* P! b9 k* C
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