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. ) N8 B, e; Y; _7 [$ s) q, A6 X) S
L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。8 t3 [# n% h9 ~
' S' Q0 C' e- C
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. # z# d# f1 L" S* {- _0 ?0 _ " d. B& g( I) |' [2 Y) UL: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? 0 S# I' P& a# p2 s0 F: {* w: _; d* p3 ?1 O. j% @3 j, Y
M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.+ }9 d) Q3 ?$ q; _2 n" ~2 ?
) G( w; y/ p6 KL:(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?# |' x; q0 ~( O3 C4 q
% o1 C- v# ]0 R: S: d, V& J& p
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 6 l) I0 s$ J$ } Y, v0 b( b/ Q + {: y/ N* `- {% ^8 ]L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? 6 E( V; \- B G. Q( P' U- y9 `. M) S6 T( d, I+ `2 o8 ~8 I
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.- @; [! n2 [- |2 [& \- r
+ J( O. L; Y* F9 [3 kL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? 1 m6 [& @: J1 M) k* A/ q% C9 I3 Q! A/ Q& O
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.2 m: f3 D7 B2 `% I
+ r+ B& v& T& I% z( @3 n5 s& ~9 \1 p
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? ! t5 h! A' Y9 p+ Y/ l3 u, ~% r; N* F# M6 I5 J# h, {
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 6 F u% Q- [( k 3 K9 h/ Y3 s/ o% ]1 h6 R" _% q& f) UL: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。 # ]- m0 m3 j5 C5 j A5 Q7 | z% N
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.6 T/ i% o$ _8 M2 c p
8 C/ ~) g1 Z6 e6 t0 E! G% WL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! / A( n" C/ z* q1 a; O1 t: v* g, V0 ^" K5 b- P0 m `
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip./ @ C/ Z. I3 B5 f
8 v0 @; e8 K. h3 O8 \ kL: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。" X _0 d! E$ x3 P$ z% _
$ H, V# ]! P7 _1 L
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.# M+ @+ B+ `9 }7 B Y. i% ^# m
/ j- K ^, o: S6 [5 C
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? 8 B' x9 C0 H6 c0 ]' _& l( j # N% k) K c# QM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.7 @* M4 W9 I$ L/ b+ _
+ u# w# q) J9 g7 M, cL: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?' I& I4 }8 U9 O& U
/ F- k/ i; e3 A8 I, {% E
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.* N* m! {/ E' _* j
0 R1 S1 N# ?- `; C' P$ R4 b6 U; ]) nL: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? 1 f/ X" f `* R ) r6 s' R9 g! n- H7 [M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?0 p% e& T* D: Q) v3 e6 U6 v
$ B; z+ q3 V# n
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 $ ^8 f+ {- d: U: ] . Q0 J7 H+ k" U5 d2 X, vM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. x* E; S u6 D' s& M
" h3 n: ?* ~2 a" B' c% I$ SL: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. ; Y5 V/ i" K4 `& G C6 v. ?8 B+ r; |' _, N+ ^& v! s0 b9 w0 c
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. ' T, E6 @+ H1 o) N * Q8 u, Z7 S+ M d- B' DL:喝了咖啡你就不感到那么累了。再喝一杯,你就精神百倍了。那好,我再去给你买一杯, 要不要?: M0 M( ]. W' W$ I7 b/ z, ~
1 Q7 c1 D$ O7 K" ]M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!" E( [- p- z, k( ^9 v! b8 |