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。 - S/ E( S$ c- }+ [ ( V2 g0 O' l0 i0 }; B+ {! V2 XL: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？5 d! L, R9 x# t" k
: a* x5 C: B r$ I2 LM: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. 1 E) A# |. J3 [" V! X2 t- F! T! V3 R+ \, T4 c" \
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。6 \/ E) H: h& f$ }: C
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M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. 1 ]' ^4 p! @' k" W- c 6 [% h: l9 J, o- Z* |9 bL: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。& m/ T& N+ ]2 b
2 {* {$ p& V% U BM: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig. 7 z9 L8 |; Z. M5 T1 ]0 z: n4 d % _" e) U, A! c3 h7 y- r; a# o& v$ |L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？9 b5 i3 A- @ I- }2 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.9 w5 _5 a3 }4 Z3 [( ]3 d* U% F
4 @ ]6 g1 z+ h3 Y: t( N$ E6 nL: 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。4 O* P- ]! w Z/ ~
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M: Um, I certainly did.% Z* m# L* n/ z# ~+ [7 i
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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？& W4 |: v7 A0 H: p
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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. # u& [' m2 }! Y q1 s O( ~, h/ U 6 a; |1 }, @- N8 N8 V rL: 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？6 f* W" R3 c2 x- O7 ]2 m, e8 z
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. 6 ]/ s6 r p6 P: q! L7 T) Q # i5 O/ X( C" t2 i0 X& ^3 tL: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！" {7 _" d& |2 A
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Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？# S. ~* b( x' p/ { b4 G+ G
7 o: ]) v) ?0 P$ |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...3 j. v" J4 ^: L- l8 H m6 T# ?& r
( P: z; ~9 c, Y, T% S3 S2 L& BL: 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。 M% V6 F3 I& @0 ^# \& U$ T0 |' ^
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M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth! 5 y; F% T6 D0 ?/ b+ |" o& X3 W1 Y, G( D1 v
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？! I, O, t$ o/ Z: r) W2 b, P8 m
$ I1 l' K4 D k8 X; o' i/ W$ ~M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!& U& v r5 Y6 v9 t) _/ o& f* b
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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。! \* E% m: k" O
# M. Z/ R( ]3 m. s" f! w3 vM: That makes you a bigmouth." u/ d1 @) [# y+ M4 y
T: N$ ?4 w- X5 d! U, tL: 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？ ! ^ G0 I8 z7 B& k+ j- h- r3 x+ i1 X5 f" C2 R, ?
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. + ?$ @! G) n$ o+ v4 {. s 3 J& Q; ] G7 d; I# Z5 |$ rL: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily准备结婚的事告诉别人。! ?$ |/ v+ \- t. Y# D" L/ V3 t
7 f$ N, [+ }9 t7 [6 y- j. OM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. ; r) N0 V* T5 \2 M- c; \ 7 h( J4 [3 U9 j$ l ML: 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！! @7 F- `2 R6 j" N; F% s
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.6 U% \0 d1 Z" j; D$ b
2 u( [8 o& _! k' F) g M1 I' h6 M/ g& gL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。 g$ }# E" n" n9 E/ l$ Q % Y E w( c# q- N$ h; v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。 & f2 E& R. H, o0 L/ Q) S" K6 J' a. W& b5 x9 y
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