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。8 ~4 i. Q7 j% d& }8 S% F( X2 x- v
7 q; ~1 Y& x% R+ \0 y1 BL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ - [+ s3 K* |: q( n8 K3 } 9 e! {6 w& R. ?1 HM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. . T: { v' Z) p# |7 M, P( Y8 q7 Q/ D1 W
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。 - V- x( k1 z& S8 _1 G, N 0 F! U/ J- ]+ M) TM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out./ W, z7 b4 A6 v5 p
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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。 * G( q, ~2 ?7 j. g/ x% W6 u; X+ h* C' ~7 J/ K/ f
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. 8 R; I T4 m1 Z- o% ~# P- A 1 K6 d7 F1 e2 J/ B7 P! `L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 1 l! f+ w0 N) E3 a u5 b8 ~9 O' ^& e& V8 P/ a+ T/ L& z4 G; M. `
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.7 R0 a. ]6 m/ n5 R' 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。- {5 M- K0 }1 ^, @( ?! M- ^
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M: Um, I certainly did.% d2 T F+ m7 u! }1 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. ! ]/ D) Y d2 q# u, O6 z( o7 T6 X8 U0 u ) D3 @/ l/ M& \9 M# b5 c' WL: 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？ " Y) B+ r+ ~+ y, G# q9 d5 Q5 d" r, }' d; M6 ?) g% ?
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. N, c) b# n- L/ x b/ Q; v5 P & g1 r$ e( r6 F' }L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！7 l( z$ d/ R5 k: d7 G
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？7 y& Z3 U# }* k% l) w: F* t r
, U& C+ |2 M$ ]0 X. d PM: 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...1 E0 }/ b- h' m. {5 o
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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。0 \9 Z, G) [2 G6 K: g
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 4 ?$ Z7 G/ _5 h+ H: Z- Q o) i0 I/ V+ l
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？* |# L+ P) o6 Q5 b9 i# n$ O
, g, W: Z) c; \5 F/ oM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!- c7 c" l' E! n
+ D, z K8 F$ s) Y% z9 SL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。2 a" @" ~! Z/ S# y# J& W6 r
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. \' A/ z% K6 e- @
$ ^ A* k T2 c4 Z9 H' V0 fL: 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？ 1 t/ o+ |& f2 y 6 X/ _2 f! |% SM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.; v( w0 J0 J0 K, o# F/ J9 c+ z
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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。# Y! t: ^6 o# ^
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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.5 ^$ K* I2 j4 d8 R
- i& c1 y8 m6 gL: 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！ * P) H6 J# I" Q7 L 0 ]0 { d/ |% jM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ; {, |2 U! s8 X4 c& y+ u 4 e' M# c( B# y! R4 aL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 " t- F, ~( V) H) ]' Y6 E! x2 f) C# C+ T7 b
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。2 V; ~ H5 B6 x i# r
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