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. . \+ P8 D4 W" G, w( t4 Z2 s; K4 n* m- e+ W2 Q( \
L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 / n) n6 X( ] W2 L) o% i$ ~! l- h7 L% S4 _& C$ z$ l& D
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.# Z+ Z! W4 T' c9 i' e! h
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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? 4 W2 P6 m' U1 M9 ? ' h; L5 r! i' r# c- [ k, L3 R( TM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.& q9 U! e" P; E& ]" k( {8 E
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L:(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?+ k6 A1 C: \& }5 j8 T) M) m4 J
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.9 k8 O) T6 z! v" \
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L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? 6 Q8 E3 o1 l* I- b: D: b1 N2 d3 a. n9 _
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted., Q) _# t. k Z7 \
/ h, i7 M$ Y: v5 A) TL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? . e! d! q5 V2 V" m/ d. A3 i , H( _- w% a2 C( R, F4 iM: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. + A1 P3 s. J( ?% W# w. H' T ! o6 }2 [* a6 t0 c& }4 e- H+ FL: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? 1 m/ ?+ c# j" A: m; S5 v" w6 ]% {6 {3 [) l9 J8 N4 [' ]
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 1 b" `9 j" w/ h1 }; g- C O1 Q0 m/ ?- z | b E+ z1 Q
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。 4 O! u- g- ?2 @ D: u( s; ?' H* N2 H! @( r
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. * I& t# u/ z9 s7 c3 D* _+ t( {) a 1 W/ y( v/ z+ w; FL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! 0 q' Y, Z @+ Q# _& d! w/ V 2 Y, g% P. M! z% M0 t, TM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 5 c6 O- E' U8 t! E # B% Q0 C4 f$ I# ?( zL: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。. m" L/ T. v% |" R5 N) v6 }
( d* U' [( d8 H; {5 _0 O6 oM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 9 M+ o/ [$ x: _: L v2 w M , p7 k6 p7 O3 S. aL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? 8 n8 s7 g/ j6 {7 l/ N+ f* D& v3 S) c4 H* Y' o- V* E% n0 X' W& b: Y
M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.8 e4 D2 e( v1 R* N
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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? 8 H, `& Y" {5 e6 X8 x' c* n9 W4 E- s. a3 \
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.4 g0 _- V C I ]5 I4 X
5 `$ F! d; n* A7 x' t% cL: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? 7 H9 Z6 L+ j% T / o, z2 U8 y, D3 K7 c" C* ~& aM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?1 z; G6 r. |# h, r
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L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。1 K0 W! i! I. u# O# V. I ~8 g+ [1 U
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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. & I; n2 Q6 D1 k5 q2 D% r2 Q' v5 P3 w" ]5 d k2 @6 k$ m
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. ; X$ I% K9 |4 k0 ]; ^+ L8 k, |, [) }/ s2 V7 b4 D
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* B6 _8 Q1 |
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L: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? * `/ `! D5 q' Y! \/ V9 }; K0 ?1 D( h7 N5 l5 x x
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!$ V7 [- u9 y3 I, e8 ^+ Z" Z+ p