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。- E2 f G+ q+ g' F3 i" }( p
1 E2 V; Q5 B7 D6 W+ }5 a) o& _8 ?L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？2 T$ [$ l- C3 M* T8 r
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.5 o" s, F5 ?) w t% w) G
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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 J; T' g+ C1 {/ J: o: G
) J4 i, z4 F, b- U/ F4 T2 \8 b: N) kM: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. + A+ h& O* I2 k8 c7 x$ J1 N/ V) g& `& N, B. G
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。! z8 _* i4 G4 i$ L- o
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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 i/ ` o: e9 B# ]6 v5 E( `$ X" L* E- f
L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 6 w1 J4 x6 _% d* D) \* O! z( _ 1 A% C Y1 m5 D) A, a; VM: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.! S0 x; O! o) {- G3 L
" C7 W. b% f/ eL: 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。 % |0 P$ t M' E5 E8 a% V) e, z & D+ h5 J, R/ H# ^& U6 JM: Um, I certainly did. ) k W. t3 {2 ?. C" U/ s& q ^9 M3 ~4 r5 \, w: Z
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ + I1 G" U1 u, J7 v$ l7 e" u( t & V* I1 o. |3 n9 `7 R5 v/ F, PM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.3 E$ m, y" e* ?# ]' G7 o- w! D
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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？0 L' T" J7 q* Q0 L0 O5 P
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！9 _4 G% N' o+ }5 l3 k
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？" a% e7 [( T' _& k
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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...! `$ @) ^6 g. i5 v$ _, d
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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。 6 b1 m6 M- |4 r% T- a2 x - L, h" ^4 {3 Q" i$ KM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!/ W- z0 D7 y/ x" P9 R( w
9 n" W* q ~5 UL: 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 m" _7 r) }) N6 N' X4 T& _) A$ K4 X& \/ {) ^# }$ t
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! 3 P0 l7 ] a- s. f2 ]" b: h3 I7 l% _! z
L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。" Q, V) K* v8 k8 `
3 U4 T3 F7 C2 v3 C) ?1 x: @1 U. ^M: That makes you a bigmouth. 3 k( c! Y8 e9 I9 Q+ u1 I* T) h8 I+ G6 v. e9 k% S- F& J& k
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？7 ~& l- U7 L4 P5 W1 |9 ?
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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。 ( B5 A( t- n" x; v3 k" g' A $ O. d0 m k9 I7 b) {- B7 m! TM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.6 h4 t0 ~, E1 Z+ r: s
" L. V4 s e8 |6 U4 iL: 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！! F0 }; c8 \5 {, p* {5 h0 }! g
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 4 E" t8 n# U- C& ^' w5 l! C+ d+ ^8 ]6 t! \" }; m- N, Y8 F
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。, h3 E) R; a3 H9 K9 T* C( G
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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。 4 H ^8 L! N n, e* q( V/ } 2 M3 J; p: v q7 ~# y9 vAudio as following: $ A) }6 d3 n% {
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