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。 1 s5 f% m- H5 c2 K } % E3 ?: x. o oL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？% N5 C5 p7 C C9 @8 u
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.$ ?$ J$ D* ~3 r" Y
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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。! ^. c0 @! g2 T7 d+ s; D$ \
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 5 u8 N7 w9 u3 F# ?" n7 E. E& ^' Z+ c2 O9 F
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。" \# ~6 A! }5 b* o/ x+ Q4 k9 g p
4 _+ S; R3 T. D7 l0 ]( T" F8 rM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. # q; i a" \# N8 E" e9 A, i& ~/ S ! q; Q# t! T3 w1 F) d% oL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？/ d/ R9 T, p' R
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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.- w% l7 H4 ~1 C
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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。- m! p1 v, g4 g" `. }" M2 t, u! R
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M: Um, I certainly did.0 H8 F- i9 d4 V$ v
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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.4 G0 ~/ i! u- ^# v% R
! _1 h" [ m" _+ F0 r, G5 lL: 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？ ' Y: d' H$ ^( p3 f1 t9 X. U6 G, k) {" T" k1 x G% R- K
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 1 @) G3 j' v; D5 Q4 t + z/ o1 @. g1 \# O' `6 kL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！# t! M* r1 k r3 N0 V" |
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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...( W* t" m9 G$ f4 Y
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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。: @# |1 K' u* N; s: Q. m
$ @6 D& j- ]' | s8 UM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!1 w3 M& L+ x& k4 ^3 h
7 S+ J1 P" a( CL: 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？# L2 p8 n0 U2 n Q; s6 j
; ]* r! _' M3 D3 P7 d% { QM: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!. f+ k7 N0 F( v" v1 R# g
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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。3 y% l+ K: z4 W* g9 ]) L; N' b
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M: That makes you a bigmouth. - R$ E4 ` a. @7 S2 o# X: c9 z% G* m' J
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？2 \2 a3 b, V0 I) o
3 @5 H; l6 P2 Y+ O9 Z+ eM: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. . l9 K+ l& J% w% d5 W% W E. \- ?1 W7 h. V v& a/ v7 G, o4 O
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。% N8 a& H) j: k m* m
2 y; w9 v- j! n4 CM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.9 m( R0 Q; B' l; g u, k
. P: p- i; M% u& r9 Y) h3 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！ % }- e% O+ K+ L* }5 o% i" ]; A- A% a" Q9 _
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.6 G) X. a+ m: [" a) H: |
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L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 n! f4 o% \3 p; x+ T" z- T4 n+ x9 Q5 y& S4 Q
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) L- s+ b9 s" n9 `* P! ?+ y+ r
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