流行美语 第 14 课

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。

L: Michael, 感恩节你过得好吗？
M: It was good to be with my family, but I was disappointed¹ that you couldn't be there.
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。
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.
L: 你们感恩节吃猪肉呀？我还以为感恩节都是吃火鸡呢。
M: Yeah, most people do have turkey. Pig out means² to eat a large amount of food, not
that we actually ate pig.
L: 噢，pig out 就是吃好多东西，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 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。
M: Um, I certainly did.
L: Pig out 这个说法只能指吃东西啊？能不能用在别的地方？
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？
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.
L: 嗨，我是在说你，我才不会吃那么多东西呢！
Michael, 是不是每年都有这么多人来中央公园滑冰？
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: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!
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？
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，谈论别人。
M: That makes you a bigmouth.
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？
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal³ speech.
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。
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！
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.
L: 对，这两个缺点都有那就糟了。走吧，该会学校去念书了。

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。今天的[流行美语]就学习到这里，我们下次节目
再会。

1 disappointed   

adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的

参考例句：

• He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
• He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。

2 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

3 informal   

adj.非正式的，不拘礼的，通俗的

参考例句：

• I got an informal reception.我受到了非正式接待。
• The leaders met over informal lunches.领袖们在非正式午餐时进行会晤。