Michael和李华都在纽约上大学，最近他们结束了期中考试，今天准备坐火车去华盛顿参观访问。现在Michael正在火车站等李华。今天他们在谈话中会用到两个常用语：drained和wired. & W# c$ P* u7 \$ t( d& W4 W. |6 p# ?
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 4 b3 x& D9 S) o+ j1 J, R7 Y, n - v9 ^% C5 U3 [0 X DM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. - W5 G# u3 l0 s. Z" r! O$ |$ @0 y6 l3 G; ^
L：我当然会准时到，我什么时候迟到过？嗨，火车就要开啦？要多少时间才能到华盛顿呐？ 7 A4 J9 X( q+ p& P* @' m9 X* j% ?, U/ u& \3 X" j
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.- W0 P k$ A0 c* u/ D/ k% _
0 [4 l) S" X, iL：(train leaving station, announcer in background) 你想在火车上睡觉？不行，你睡觉我跟谁说话呐？ * Y7 C* m% \4 Q r" r+ n1 b( d) t, j1 c5 U
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.# s( i& y* A+ f
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?- j% x" L- ~8 \3 S0 w. H9 Y1 _1 W! ?
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L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？7 Z) c; a+ ~% d0 u5 a d
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M：The word can be used two ways. To be physically drained and emotionally drained. For example, if a couple fight all the time, they would be emotionally tired, which you can also call drained.% o9 S! W# C3 R& c
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L：噢，drained可以指体力很累，也可以指一个人在情绪上压力很大。要是一对夫妇老是吵架，那肯定情绪很不好。你是这个意思吧？ 9 C( }' K; H! z7 P4 B* A2 l' w& j# ] Z U1 P4 _; ^; z
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.; P7 S9 c7 Y" r2 o( [; {/ h. j* S) t
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L：考试倒没让我觉得累，可是，两天前我跟我哥哥为了他的女朋友吵了一架。他那女朋友很任性，还老想管别人，真讨厌。跟我哥哥吵完后，我真是感到很累。8 i2 e# H3 w& n$ z3 k: v, y6 ?2 Q
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M：Yeah, you were emotionally drained. Well, if you don't want me to sleep on the train, we'd better go get more coffee. Let's go to the Cafe Car. * w3 b7 d0 |, B3 L- U+ R1 @4 M* z9 }6 {
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！6 j: k) Q$ o! z& N
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. , J7 M; _$ Z0 v' \- z& w# G! r! n! H8 p
L：这杯咖啡就能让你一路上不困啦？我可不行，到华盛顿之前，我至少还要喝两杯。 0 o6 Y! `! N6 X G; i* k3 j! ]# F; B5 d
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.1 l1 T2 T0 C4 E/ G2 }# a
/ I; ]2 d& B- w( y& [9 G, qL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？6 r: n! U' R7 p
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M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.4 G, P: N9 P" Z; h
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L：这么说，wired可以指对某件事很兴奋，也可以说对某件事感到紧张而努力去做。 要是我精力充沛，可以说：I am wired; 要是在大考前我感到很紧张而抓紧时间复习功课，也可以说：I'm wired。 是这个意思吗？4 ~ X* m) k/ I0 ?% `+ O8 u
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M：Yeah, that's right. But it has one other meaning as well. Wired means to be connected to something, such as being wired into the Internet, or being wired into a discussion.. w8 N$ X7 H, ^
, p- r+ I: e7 w$ r" xL：噢，跟什么东西联系在一起也可以说是wired，例如和因特网连接。你最后说的 wired into a discussion 我不太懂，那是什么意思啊？' m+ k/ }- T9 w, ]
& E* c x$ |/ J$ gM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?0 O, A Q: F$ e) q$ x
- V& z1 I" e+ ~L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。: a( n, E* {) x
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M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ' S3 l+ ]4 F4 }& g) g; k1 }. w8 T1 P9 l6 L1 @6 H; w
L：噢，我参加这些会议，参预决策的讨论，这就可以说：I'm wired into the discussion. # J# A- b: q% Z: p6 J ?9 h3 |3 [+ T1 Y0 I8 D5 l) P: H+ x
M：Yep. After all this coffee I have had, I don't feel so drained. In fact, after the next cup, I think I'm going to be pretty wired./ ^4 c4 W9 m6 u W& `& d0 \" f$ E
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