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VOA盛行美语 Unit 14: keep cool; screw up

Michael 和李华这两个大先生，一个讲英文，一个讲中文，旁边的人听起来很奇怪，可是他们俩曾经习气了。明天他们来到地方公园，李华会学到两个罕用语：pig out 和 bigmouth。

L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？

M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn"t be there.

L: 我晓得，跟家人在一同总是快乐的事。谢谢你约请我，然而我早就许可了另一个冤家，所以没法去你家，明年我肯定去你家。

M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.

L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还认为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。

M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means to eat a large amount of food, not that we actually ate pig.

L: 噢，pig out就是吃好多货色， 不是指吃猪肉呀？

M: Yes, pigs eat a lot and that"s where the expression pig out comes from. I did eat like a pig on Thanksgiving.

L: 我猜也是， pig out一定是由于猪吃好多货色而构成的罕用语。 Michael，我看你呀，不只是感恩节，你平常就吃好多。上星期， 你每天早晨都吃得象头猪一样。

M: Um, I certainly did.

L: Pig out这个说法只能指吃货色啊？能不能用在别的中央？

M: No, not really. But don"t forget that when you use it in the past tense, pig out should be pigged out.

L: 那是过来时态，要是说你到了圣诞节假日又要大吃大喝了，那该怎样说？

M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.

L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多货色呢！

Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来地方公园滑冰？

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...

L: 是，那天我不小心通知了Simon。我晓得Josh和Emily如今还不想 地下他们预备结婚的方案，不过我真不是成心的。

M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!

L: 你怄气了？一定是骂我。说我是bigmouth，大嘴巴！你是说我吃 很多货色吗？

M: No, I"m saying you talk a lot about other people"s business!

L: 噢， 你不是说我嘴巴大，而是说我多嘴，爱嚼舌头，议论他人。

M: That makes you a bigmouth.

L: 咱们女孩子都喜爱议论他人。不过，Michael，我素来没在书上看 到过这个词，是不是普通在书面语里用？

M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.

L: Michael，我真不应该那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily预备结婚的事通知 他人。

M: Well, don"t worry about it. I tend to pig out and you"re a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.

L: 哟，你倒是想得开，人人有缺陷，你爱象猪那样吃，我爱议论他人。这样就好象什么事也没了！

M: Just don"t be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.

L: 对，这两个缺陷都有那就糟了。 走吧，该会学校去念书了。

明天Michael和李华在纽约地方公园，一面看许多人滑冰，一面聊天。李华从Michael 那儿学到了两个罕用语，一个是pig out，就是吃很多货色的意思；另一个是bigmouth，就是多嘴的人。明天的[盛行美语]就学习到这里，咱们下次节目再会。

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