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。' u( T/ Z. \( I3 n" k( z+ b8 w
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？2 V" ^3 r/ p1 r, Y) J: ]6 q
2 n6 u! S# O% y0 B/ W6 s$ @* g6 jM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.2 q' ?4 l- ^3 B5 f
2 s' ?- Y& ?9 i5 h( kL: 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。 T: Y% Q I# q' U, B! w7 x. f2 t. {8 \, F" G. |& d: `
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.3 k- P% f" k! M* w# g* I; W
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L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 : c0 o7 h4 j, e& L1 v( w9 u$ D& l9 A4 j$ z
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.6 r; N( \. \7 N5 i6 n" a, F, o
. @6 Z! X h$ P3 c5 y% h" oL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ " h" ^' A! S" B- K* n7 l3 X9 _' [& M0 N2 V
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving. % }: T0 m: t) K# w ' k2 m- N4 o# N- }( h: CL: 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。 # ~1 ]" b! I! [# o6 b' X: h % W; B6 Z/ d* _9 f( D7 Y/ KM: Um, I certainly did. " Z/ }: J! W5 L6 N' v: T 1 z j" Y1 t; z6 ]L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？8 B Y2 `' o7 o# U
+ i C. C( g- a; o7 f( \M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.# Y4 n9 w* E! X8 V9 x# a9 u6 B% Y; q) }
( a( ^" e+ B; r# k( M) l4 YL: 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？- @+ ^- t2 n6 i
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.4 d- K- d" z7 [6 Z9 q2 A
3 Y a9 w0 M$ u: y* j1 }% zL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！8 b" o* g6 U# M
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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...) U( ~7 H8 f- i
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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。 9 M" g; \% G, f' a 1 R# a" O# @' j& O3 hM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!8 e* |, T( F* `1 R
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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？/ z# ?% [9 |& V$ b9 N2 [
4 k8 w( F1 u$ T7 yM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business! ; v% Q8 t+ Y1 m5 y- Z: w7 d- Q) E" q0 o2 O' a
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 G5 U A+ T: d, t1 }( w- p, E @% l
( v8 z- {, n9 I' G, g! IM: That makes you a bigmouth./ G& P1 D& ]9 i' ^4 H* }# k( E) W
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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？# M J9 ~7 x0 F: \1 k
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. " s, @/ C: \6 F$ V {4 P w 4 Q: ]% r; G1 n% p! j. w& P/ TL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。+ B( [; z0 U' G
. Q$ \$ C+ B" t1 b: h" C& VM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. % w8 t' M1 m2 A! V : W6 v, T1 j3 F7 ZL: 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！. p" p* ^& w# Z% b0 F5 ?$ i
: N; W6 e0 H3 `M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. : k& M4 p* I$ w) H4 N! b7 ]( b! @7 n3 l$ J1 Y
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 9 _" m2 ~, ?& D5 m3 Y- r 0 B$ r9 G6 p) R0 i# S' @1 Q/ p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。3 }: `. e. I9 w8 c7 w' N
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