VOA流行美語 Unit 14: keep cool; screw up
VOA流行美語 Unit 14: keep cool; screw up
Michael 和李華這兩個大學生，一個講英文，一個講中文，旁邊的人聽起來很奇怪，可是他們倆已經習慣了。今天他們來到中央公園，李華會學到兩個常用語：pig out 和 bigmouth。
L: Michael, 感恩節你過得好嗎？
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。謝謝你邀請我，但是我早就答應了另一個朋友，所以沒法去你家，明年我一定去你家。
M: Ok, well. It was a great meal, we all pigged out.
L: 你們感恩節吃豬肉呀？我還以爲感恩節都是吃火雞呢。
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肯定是因爲豬吃好多東西而形成的常用語。 Michael，我看你呀，不僅是感恩節，你平時就吃好多。上星期， 你每天晚上都吃得象頭豬一樣。
M: Um, I certainly did.
L: Pig out這個說法只能指吃東西啊？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: 那是過去時態，要是說你到了聖誕節假日又要大吃大喝了，那該怎麼說？
M: You will pig out during the Christmas holidays.
L: 嗨，我是在說你，我纔不會吃那麼多東西呢！
Michael, 是不是每年都有這麼多人來中央公園滑冰？
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現在還不想 公開他們準備結婚的計劃，不過我真不是故意的。
M: Geez, Li Hua, you have such a bigmouth!
L: 你生氣了？肯定是罵我。說我是bigmouth，大嘴巴！你是說我吃 很多東西嗎？
M: No, I'm saying you talk a lot about other people's business!
L: 噢， 你不是說我嘴巴大，而是說我多嘴，愛嚼舌頭，談論別人。
M: That makes you a bigmouth.
L: 我們女孩子都喜歡談論別人。不過，Michael，我從來沒在書上看 到過這個詞，是不是一般在口語裏用？
M: Yes, it is usually used in informal speech.
L: Michael，我真不應該那麼多嘴，把 Josh和Emily準備結婚的事告訴 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，人人有缺點，你愛象豬那樣吃，我愛談論別人。這樣就好象什麼事也沒了！
M: Just don't be a person who eats like a pig and also is a bigmouth.
L: 對，這兩個缺點都有那就糟了。 走吧，該會學校去念書了。
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 那兒學到了兩個常用語，一個是pig out，就是吃很多東西的意思；另一個是bigmouth，就是多嘴的人。今天的[流行美語]就學習到這裏，我們下次節目再會。
