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。 5 H: k! ~( }4 C# d7 g e8 G, p5 b7 B* g& }! ~! D0 @) x5 p
L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？" o9 A5 z0 x: o8 Y+ j& J
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M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.7 R5 u1 Y U# i* ?
# Z/ e) y. N8 w& Z6 U$ R9 zL: 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。 ; u% U+ ?- F( Y& @/ k" U( _9 z2 T, Q. {$ q* V1 ?
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out./ t* ?" G! M7 S& C2 Z
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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。, Z% H6 s: O" C. [- w- u# I
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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.. u3 w1 D# ~/ R, H2 p
; [' g! O$ k! r$ j0 NL: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？3 T* z" f' \. G% T0 F
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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. * b8 A% j2 x( k8 f6 K0 j G8 U 5 g; f0 E* S; O: ~; t3 c* f4 oL: 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。( k- P% _1 X3 W" s+ J+ i2 I0 @# f f
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M: Um, I certainly did. % C# t+ C' x0 l% Y' u2 V1 x2 V& O7 n1 Z5 t; F. J- P+ |' b
L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？- i3 |! s) B- n3 n; y) |& O3 B
9 j2 q) v; f' g8 WM: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out. " g4 Q! u. e& z9 w8 Z" ~4 v+ P/ v* R3 k- g8 J. P3 B5 ]! B- Q
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？ ) _% g# V+ m" E% E0 G W1 Q( V, X! P2 L* O/ |# |$ R9 \# Z; ?. j
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. ' b" ^. O/ [5 }) i# `! u$ }$ y2 u: i7 g
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！8 h3 T& K9 a. t4 b
% ^; I) J( \6 ^& P/ s* a# v9 kMichael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ & b2 \4 G2 a9 W) X% c# X' h: {+ F, m8 H V5 ?
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... + b" y3 p* C7 S j : f* ?8 @0 J+ J- F& J3 YL: 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。' e. k" g, ^8 `- t/ o/ g
: I4 D1 C' n; F. \6 PM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!+ w9 Y2 B: x6 n: ]8 }4 h. K8 J# }
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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？' N5 s3 B% }. c! I! j; N* s
0 K" x, P) w5 N( |M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!* j0 m* m3 Y8 E3 n$ `
( i4 { s: g& ?: G9 |0 f PL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。5 s/ Y; z+ I' @: O
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M: That makes you a bigmouth./ L; ]8 g$ `. s) j2 E ~* C! B, ?
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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？( F9 \ e" X- g
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M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech. A8 `! Q" z4 r9 V# S0 M5 i, d. h
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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。 % S7 S" V3 |# r. m$ M. f. c1 ]+ |* D+ P4 w3 L" h% O7 o
M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults. ' A5 p( ?. K( R- s A: F! |7 R" D' ^% w$ b3 {' A
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！" i6 b0 Y7 S' R1 v; l; [" H
3 w! ~7 `& r P+ J9 n4 VM: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.# I4 @9 w; h& y) W
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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。* r& R! Z( W" B% g9 t4 V; P
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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。 * R5 q; x& g4 h) h( ]: c 3 o$ d$ j. Y sAudio as following: C5 \3 e0 r- D# k: L+ r) E( Q
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