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。& e1 ^! ?) j( A h4 b8 P
! w5 \+ R, W8 J6 E/ mL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ Z: R, a" _% o- h$ h1 F j2 a9 n8 W' X0 L' e" p0 }
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. . w2 o1 ]# f/ H4 B# n# a3 ^ L5 m. m . G3 L5 b7 _- K0 ~$ ]3 {2 |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。, ] D) m! t( ^& c; t$ N
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. * X8 F$ n- h) A" T; m0 O) ^; g+ F. s' F4 P6 v) _# j, b9 e3 }8 A* x
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。, ?0 x6 h0 w% j- U2 h/ f/ R
) P/ \3 t3 t$ M' J! U! RM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.! S5 V! t; P( S: L4 U6 c% C
3 {- V$ o) O5 @6 WL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？0 |! n3 l& w A: A5 b6 R
3 m0 q* _; U* u$ lM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.) c4 w) Z7 F+ w) L, O* H4 R5 s
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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。9 d( s5 G" }: n. @- {" d
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M: Um, I certainly did.( b+ ~! h$ d# E* M2 A1 S
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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. _# G0 ?1 f O. Z; r$ U0 @) Q1 a: v% k* N, _8 v/ \
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. ) M+ T9 i/ H4 M) P3 m! n. T ! l# M. z0 f+ }% u/ K$ `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？! V+ S. ]9 ]- e# E! a
/ I; Z {2 O+ H3 dM: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. ' { X8 R/ v: G- p% k3 O: I Q/ s6 g9 p$ n3 u
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！2 a+ O) I$ j7 W& k
! a. J$ g; S) k+ H. aMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？6 r, O/ c& ?4 k) d! G
6 N5 [. b0 ^. a! L0 bM: 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...3 D* m8 u6 V' ?7 W$ K$ g6 F
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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。; I& @, J' h2 A% _0 I
( l! t; A# [ [. ]* ]M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! & C- U8 {) M; n( F0 N7 P ! n# }# k/ X+ D- v. p2 k# i( kL: 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 _9 L/ b/ ]( A" C& f, g1 i; x$ N4 t5 L5 D) S6 N
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!5 R9 W% y# y4 O" Q9 S2 E
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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。 2 m2 j2 f7 `0 A# g . a7 ]2 i5 N/ U- v7 GM: That makes you a bigmouth./ D, w' b7 X# g
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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？ ; }9 |5 Z: E' l) e, \; Y" l" _. C
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.% o6 w* v( Q+ _! r7 r, X- d
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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。; G5 [4 m+ v$ i, j0 Y
n4 T6 ^0 G" B8 ~ CM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 8 Q* l4 g k% V: S: C ' @1 Q; n/ ] X% T5 S4 w# R9 a' b- 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！, B: ^1 F: Z" g o
8 R: V/ I5 e4 v# n$ W! {7 gM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 9 ]! |$ X/ J5 o 2 m4 H* o! V) q1 }& l1 bL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。+ Z# T$ N8 l$ V' T7 F
' l3 T3 A' E% w+ f1 U, 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。 " e' x7 x# e0 X% |3 }% H, j4 @) v; P/ l+ {+ v1 R, w9 E! V
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