Jo: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning
English, I’m Jo.
Jean: And I’m Jean. Hello!
Jo: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that
you might not find in your dictionary.
Jean:
和漢語一樣，英語語言里是充滿了成語和口語詞的，所以學習和了解這些短語和口語詞是非常有用的。尤其這些說法和語言都是英國人日常說到用到的。那Jo，我們今天要來學習的新詞是什么呢？
Jo: Today’s expression is pig P.I.G. out O.U.T. pig
out.
Jean: Pig out? 說得是豬的什么事兒嗎？
Jo: Well, to pig out means to eat too much food.
Jean: OK, so pig out 就是大吃特吃的意思.
Jo: Let’s listen to some examples.
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A: So what do you usually do on Christmas Day?
B: Oh you know, the usual – I sit and watch TV and pig out
on turkey and chocolate!
A: Did you enjoy the meal last night?
B: I did – but I pigged out a bit. That pasta was so nice
I just couldn’t stop eating it!
Jo: I really like eating, Jean – I’m always pigging
out.
Jean: And what’s your favourite food?
Jo: I love pizza – and it’s so easy to pig out on
pizza because they are so big! When was the last time you pigged out Jean?
Jean: Well just last night I went to the cinema and I
ate lots of popcorn. 電影院的玉米花已給就是一大包，所以 I really pigged out.
Jo: So, that’s today’s expression – pig out.
Jean: Pig out. 大吃特吃. And that’s all for today.
Jo: Yes, you’ve been listening to BBC Learning
English. Join us again soon for more Real English. Bye.
Jean: See you next time!
