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。- E& y# B* e2 n
& B2 @. N' i2 X; nL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？' v. y }0 }; \* O. f
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 8 k9 C$ }1 H: R8 j( v % i2 s0 x* G: G- ~3 oL: 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。9 x7 k$ u0 X- a2 D. i
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. # [5 @* W2 w7 r- a* R U0 e1 o3 y3 G4 x
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 ; C5 \/ t% n! U! w: f- A ' M5 n2 t D! m9 ~. p+ SM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. + S; U* ~/ i$ P) x' m0 R ! a/ W2 w- a5 s+ m/ j4 U* o) mL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？9 b3 _+ x$ P- P/ ^ ]: p
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M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. ; {+ M7 m" E' q( l% X% Z; P; O# @7 J+ y z" P% g$ ]* J
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。 * R! \" z0 G# B& E" B4 M( ]2 Q3 I7 o! ]* k$ F* y
M: Um, I certainly did., h' e4 p E" X5 Q
7 z4 Z: U; K: H* m8 o( OL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？ 2 H0 o7 i- t$ B" N& A. i# ~: T$ M4 s0 z$ U! R7 Z( I/ M
M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. ( d& m( m* P' H# Z' p' G0 u1 F# }( O# i2 P" E
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？ 2 P+ j6 |: H' r, z3 ~/ F* c4 L, |7 q# ]- m+ Z3 P7 B' y2 m9 N. y2 `4 c& h
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.0 f; S! G# W9 Q, c
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L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！/ ?' u. `' z- H* h4 Q, ^5 x$ _" z
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？* d# m1 Z# N8 E
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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... 9 i' \% Z' K2 g2 [& t" O0 G/ _4 g; i) M i/ U; z2 j
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。4 _$ h; v+ F- z/ n- e
/ Q, b) V5 p- b" E# B8 tM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 8 A4 i4 @, F+ ?' w6 m% h- f * ?+ b% O0 Q$ T7 ]! RL: 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？4 T. ^4 a# O1 R) X( y h' I0 p/ I
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!" l9 f# c, q, A( u: W
7 y9 d7 M- b, }L: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 r$ d, P/ g9 O+ Z' f' }8 o1 a4 N& }+ c
M: That makes you a bigmouth.+ h* P# k9 e) I! i1 B% I) `
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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？. L7 O( C1 _% ^0 l* P# m
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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。4 l6 Z8 h+ T9 E' V/ |$ t! _1 w, A
# h6 a' t1 n' S- g" c0 zM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. 1 p$ X6 e6 y( l' m m- `% v" ?, j" O2 W: A1 Z3 H7 r7 }
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！" K7 O( s- M1 U2 x) j& {
/ {9 L6 L+ c( ]) eM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.3 H9 L% D# A- a- p5 v2 f9 ]8 }
6 U9 Q" O) [: a, x3 v: }L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 7 [: Y. z z# X 5 b+ ?9 a; E& d+ e' y0 p, l9 G u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。. @" O' @. y3 c U9 G
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