VOA英语口语大吃大喝大嘴巴.docx

VOA英语口语 大吃大喝大嘴巴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: 我知道，跟家人在一起总是快乐的事感谢你邀请我，但是我早就同意了另一个朋友，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？我还以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确定是由于猪吃好多东西而形成的常用语。

Michael，我看你呀，不仅是感恩节，你平常就吃好多上星期， 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心公园滑冰？　　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，那天我不当心告知了Simon。

我知道Josh和Emily现在还不想 公开他们预备结婚的打算，不过我真不是有意的　　M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!　　L: 你生气了？确定是骂我说我是bigmouth，大嘴巴！你是说我吃许多东西吗？　　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: 我们女孩子都喜爱谈论别人不过，Michael，我从来没在书上看 到过这个词，是不是一般在里用？　　M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.　　L: Michael，我真不应当那么多嘴，把 Josh和Emily预备结婚的事告知别人　　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　　今日Michael和李华在纽约中心公园，一面看很多人滑冰，一面谈天李华从Michael 那儿学到了两个常用语，一个是pig out，就是吃许多东西的意思；另一个是bigmouth，就是多嘴的人今日的《流行美语》就到这里，我们下次节目再会。