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。 - Z" k4 E Q# c1 Y [$ ^ $ L, {6 ]2 n; M( Z4 qL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？. ~/ [9 E8 J0 a$ f- {+ ~
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 2 o4 }5 c, j5 j- E8 Z# {% D, k0 `' Y8 T/ i3 E" T0 m) x
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。8 d8 R+ `) j5 P' F) B
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. - a8 }# v5 T! P * o# `& a/ g+ m5 T1 S% P) `- xL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。& f/ k7 P; l$ f0 E3 P
) l1 I4 [. t) DM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. * @5 {, F' ?' |) X! ?- L+ {/ C4 `$ w8 [" D+ G2 K, B0 P; Y
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ & e" G2 t6 {+ i0 O 8 V. G- m$ I1 N: z, uM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.5 `4 v' X% i$ h, W1 M8 p$ f2 }. R, L
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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。 # P& `0 { U) T U& G# C, Y' {- T . `4 _" a6 `6 T; d3 Q5 MM: Um, I certainly did.* Q4 W4 n8 l% @. H8 C
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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？ ( S7 [7 w9 K* ^ 3 s+ F0 a' Y {/ K' z( k* C, K+ X d+ UM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out., \& |9 t( S6 [7 {4 ~4 T1 N. N
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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？ - ]; ]& g( {" I# e& L8 R1 |" t' o9 C& t6 c# e* ~. h
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.0 s. L8 S0 Z# {+ `' u7 r
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G: p- p9 k6 u: mMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？8 }5 J# T2 \* B/ a, {8 F f
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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... Q6 `( ?7 P3 H- ?, Z* d* P" w8 n
' Q ~& ?- o% c* U! z0 b1 X2 H: ~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。 ' }8 G' `1 U/ ~% E4 i. ^ j. ?. S6 p $ ?1 J* Q* J! g% I/ K' u8 M3 n9 d; G' dM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!3 L; Q6 S f, {8 j" 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？* i2 y4 A! l: h; T, d7 R+ p7 c
0 S+ M& ?- Z. U3 H% uM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!/ [4 _0 D" D, \9 Z+ i& y7 N+ A% m
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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。 1 @. u- ^3 s1 }' k% z2 C t* I+ D( G+ J0 i8 f- |
M: That makes you a bigmouth. . [: g( A V r7 u% \0 B- r; w' ?) |( {4 L" P
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 r" H& \ d6 P0 Y$ n( u
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.4 Y+ p6 ~/ Y3 q0 z1 U6 h8 w7 u; @
/ f/ l' _4 B( `% k1 [4 |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。 ; p3 Q7 F6 j3 e! f / ~3 V" p2 l- |8 q3 w9 `M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults./ c) t0 H1 W: I0 K
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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！7 q# {& _, Q' j1 i# L H" B
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. ( P4 d& ?$ m' s3 s, m1 Y( J2 D4 Z. O2 {/ P# m: X9 B
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。, p) ?9 `9 U+ p- Q: D. w7 r
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