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 A" C: \" i6 E: E ~$ ? ; N V& j$ y6 n& pL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ 7 @5 @) @% V1 w& g& l6 A- u& q 9 f& }* `1 a5 D& mM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 5 S6 Q4 [4 p* Z& X* J9 I! b; h0 C 6 ?: O+ `3 K& a3 U$ vL: 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。 4 g0 J& J, Q. H7 w( {+ H* f% Y% h3 Y$ W Y
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.- O0 Z4 f3 a) K0 ^
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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. 0 `; `' C8 V, ^ 7 G) _4 x' o" [ I+ a1 W. p+ m+ UL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 9 G# ^' I7 G) ?7 n ( \1 G4 S$ f! T. k- v, |7 z; GM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. 2 e- O. P: C$ u- l8 z, a- A0 z3 x- l
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。 # K. {* g6 f% E9 U0 g- w* c' ]0 h, Q2 `: p- B/ h, x, P! B3 k5 p' m& j
M: Um, I certainly did. / a0 F6 n# J$ z' E7 L/ i- A 0 p2 L# M) _0 {2 ~L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？) {* o3 a; ~' f& p
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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." N" Q! u3 G7 p* B' i$ o8 {
6 b1 \- C# A4 |, j; E vL: 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, B$ }8 x. L" a8 G+ }/ R# _( R- c( {1 f) @
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. + T. \6 r& d* H+ p' x% `. a : g4 o, Y% V$ s8 O. G1 DL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ - Y% C' z# \: C: d& T$ L& a& e- o$ B" t" ?' D! F
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ % h% f& c* u) C2 y& B4 v ' w6 E5 n) W1 R t$ u2 n, m& XM: 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... " {9 ~$ T7 Q/ b. W. Z9 h. @/ `7 N' {" k* @; }( w
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。( @- G J% T6 k0 o3 s$ @& I
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!& D) @* |% \# G- Z9 {+ ^" V# P
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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？3 d5 Q. ]( f: z( ]/ X
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! ) Q1 a4 {' p6 F 3 f3 b* s9 F* o4 q, dL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 4 Y# t$ X8 a7 \- e3 F 3 U0 y6 T: o* q. I lM: That makes you a bigmouth.1 m" t$ B! g* e) s6 @7 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？ * C" k3 X' P4 P3 V% p }8 x, ~. Y) n- m: [$ M: S
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.; n9 S5 ?2 Z* T4 C% [: [, B
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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。) K# u% c% Z, k
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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.$ a! u5 z. t. J) _, J
1 n: X! ~. b% ^2 JL: 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 X( \7 D: z2 `) `) ]& L3 n
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.; V+ I" h% D# u7 I1 X* E
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