VOA流行美語(yǔ) Unit 14: keep cool; screw up

Michael 和李華這兩個(gè)大學(xué)生，一個(gè)講英文，一個(gè)講中文，旁邊的人聽(tīng)起來(lái)很奇怪，可是他們倆已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了。今天他們來(lái)到中央公園，李華會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：pig out 和 bigmouth。

L: Michael, 感恩節(jié)你過(guò)得好嗎？

M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed that you couldn't be there.

L: 我知道，跟家人在一起總是高興的事。謝謝你邀請(qǐng)我，但是我早就答應(yīng)了另一個(gè)朋友，所以沒(méi)法去你家，明年我一定去你家。

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

L: 你們感恩節(jié)吃豬肉呀？我還以為感恩節(jié)都是吃火雞呢。

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就是吃好多東西， 不是指吃豬肉呀？

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肯定是因?yàn)樨i吃好多東西而形成的常用語(yǔ)。 Michael，我看你呀，不僅是感恩節(jié)，你平時(shí)就吃好多。上星期， 你每天晚上都吃得象頭豬一樣。

M: Um, I certainly did.

L: Pig out這個(gè)說(shuō)法只能指吃東西啊？能不能用在別的地方？

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

L: 那是過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)，要是說(shuō)你到了圣誕節(jié)假日又要大吃大喝了，那該怎么說(shuō)？

M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.

L: 嗨，我是在說(shuō)你，我才不會(huì)吃那么多東西呢！

Michael, 是不是每年都有這么多人來(lái)中央公園滑冰？

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，那天我不小心告訴了Simon。我知道Josh和Emily現(xiàn)在還不想 公開(kāi)他們準(zhǔn)備結(jié)婚的計(jì)劃，不過(guò)我真不是故意的。

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

L: 你生氣了？肯定是罵我。說(shuō)我是bigmouth，大嘴巴！你是說(shuō)我吃 很多東西嗎？

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

L: 噢， 你不是說(shuō)我嘴巴大，而是說(shuō)我多嘴，愛(ài)嚼舌頭，談?wù)搫e人。

M: That makes you a bigmouth.

L: 我們女孩子都喜歡談?wù)搫e人。不過(guò)，Michael，我從來(lái)沒(méi)在書(shū)上看 到過(guò)這個(gè)詞，是不是一般在口語(yǔ)里用？

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

L: Michael，我真不應(yīng)該那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily準(zhǔn)備結(jié)婚的事告訴 別人。

M: Well, don't worry about it. I tend to pig out and you're a bigmouth. Everyone has their faults.

L: 喲，你倒是想得開(kāi)，人人有缺點(diǎn)，你愛(ài)象豬那樣吃，我愛(ài)談?wù)搫e人。這樣就好象什么事也沒(méi)了！

M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.

L: 對(duì)，這兩個(gè)缺點(diǎn)都有那就糟了。 走吧，該會(huì)學(xué)校去念書(shū)了。

今天Michael和李華在紐約中央公園，一面看許多人滑冰，一面聊天。李華從Michael 那兒學(xué)到了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)，一個(gè)是pig out，就是吃很多東西的意思；另一個(gè)是bigmouth，就是多嘴的人。今天的[流行美語(yǔ)]就學(xué)習(xí)到這里，我們下次節(jié)目再會(huì)。