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。6 @! V9 L r5 o. @
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L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？ # l, i+ ~( a& y6 g5 y9 w) H9 a4 j# A' u. d3 b8 d$ z, W
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there. * ?' r8 ~6 T2 [0 o' s* Z5 o" }: \$ e0 P3 D( X
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。8 z1 [3 ?6 d8 {( }
9 H3 m( g, n7 K7 T& w0 N5 b" y: @M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out. ' t* O6 K: F1 f3 q `8 z7 { a- {' g% i* i7 t
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。 % q. Y$ {. S v . x* q7 ` Q& ^8 ]1 ~M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.; K2 F; T6 E. f o5 K: R
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L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多东西， 不是指吃猪肉呀？ 1 \- r6 e3 I( _' P# A* Q: S' D. K) W1 X
M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that's where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.' F: N7 O9 X/ Q
% W. v; A& R6 A/ EL: 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。 / C' A, J6 W9 s- N* F2 W" K# n/ A0 ^6 l4 i
M: Um, I certainly did. ' a' U F' L. U2 x% @ ' w5 T* i& Z8 X/ N, q" e( lL: Pig out这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？& Y' }* f/ i) B) g2 \
4 X+ G! ~& O0 ~0 ]) @, \2 I& T! P' {M: No, not really. But don't forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.; L+ p! c7 J* N1 T" i W& Q- I7 k' t1 T
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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？) e* T" G8 |4 G: M6 T+ P$ r9 f! ^
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M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays. ) w7 K V' k" k) j: I6 S: J" e0 y
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！ ; }, F2 {0 G8 [4 [$ ^0 P& v1 ^5 n8 ^* R4 Z4 t
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？ 4 x6 \* ^- S4 u5 N( d5 i" @ " b$ b$ L& R, r2 b, s8 d2 tM: 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...7 b4 c+ y W5 d& X. U
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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。 5 W$ s8 ]9 o4 ]4 x % n" L6 B# f3 }; c- s) |! B! L. cM: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!# f' T- D- {# `4 R
& ]4 q: U6 A. h9 p, dL: 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？( T1 @5 g! _! G& y$ P3 Z
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M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!4 [+ F! p3 f& c% ~. ~
4 n6 B: Y9 A! B" E2 Q: ?+ ZL: 噢，你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，谈论别人。 3 X; Q' }' [: s1 ^+ S7 w" G8 h& A8 i
M: That makes you a bigmouth.: A/ g8 `2 \/ c
W3 \7 {/ W+ i8 f& ]5 ?8 Z nL: 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 r; o. J( ]" X4 G7 f: O; U4 u1 ]( U1 T! m
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.5 a: Q& G+ A/ m, ?' h0 e
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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。) O' i5 l% C2 `
2 Y+ F4 z4 T7 V0 bM: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.( ], y% W% @( S0 ^2 Q/ @
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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！: h* l, f3 q& a% R2 b
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M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth. 7 e3 }& P1 S: S9 o( @5 I . k. c& g6 }8 D4 G! fL: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。. p, y+ D3 o* z7 J, ?1 C9 e9 _6 m) H
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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。2 Z9 B- A! I( a# W* C' ^! \/ B |
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