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. 2 a) ]: k3 r# l4 S: m9 c! L9 M7 \3 O
L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 % a$ s+ P9 K" c; L" t2 \6 E$ O: ~/ {6 h4 c/ g5 d9 W
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ! }* ~& o7 a) f * H p1 j: w# _; P |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? 5 y: Q; X9 N# D: ~, E+ P! [2 u5 [% Y$ [
M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.) O( T' T1 e+ ?4 U/ F3 Y& Q
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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? ; b! w$ }) O! M" K& g( g* I" r ! b7 n1 s$ u! e% Z! O9 u$ E: pM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.+ x3 |4 v- C7 b% ~# t
8 |+ s i( p* f4 z' |L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?9 E) D: R0 i8 e1 t+ \: z7 s
% L1 v$ X+ r" i$ T& J4 w/ YM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ' c8 J$ I- h: c s2 |4 {% q) H" h; y" {. T7 Z" X( w; @
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?' c# D( m! i4 F( y
; @; I! M U/ J* t j. KM: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. 7 Y. f- I- p+ V7 M) d! L" B3 E4 A- P# O$ ~; C% Q
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?" P) m# C3 w+ K4 f3 S$ E% f! T
' \- {, u, y( T8 C2 y% [* W0 \M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 4 A: A0 _* O& [ * F4 V+ f+ f6 ?4 E+ O2 r* f, rL: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。 0 i& P& X5 M+ f+ D3 v Y ) V% }- A0 y: C* ^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. 1 b" Q+ D$ X3 o" y: y / k1 v+ Z4 o+ G# p$ kL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!5 f& r( ]# p# x2 [
, O$ s/ y6 }: A9 p0 k! FM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. i, O; e* c1 Y' |
( R+ e& k6 q0 X- N4 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。! G" [/ ?& p* x' c
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M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.* |7 @% _/ J$ s+ e, p
& S v# S' t% T. j& K/ y) HL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? * v7 Q/ X. d$ \% s7 ^2 k1 Q7 L0 t4 ]" C
M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.& `" `% ~1 |; j4 x2 l" ?
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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? _. v6 Q9 p2 R5 R0 l% f! v0 m: n5 A. h
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.; c2 P% }6 c) [/ F! O
+ {. y0 J+ h( C: Q: }; f6 \L: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?% d* \1 l0 ?( ~6 d1 c
6 Z E8 \, ^( j! aM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?. ^8 K) z, G* |- d' G
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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。0 N8 F, H/ H4 F6 d
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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$ P- M& u5 R* {3 B" v3 H7 e
. L4 H5 d* a { q3 M" n% r2 W: tL: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. ! N' Y$ Y) M( X0 V 7 e% }4 ~" h6 E# f0 Y. `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 u; M1 u j7 J% ~$ q' |6 i# {0 \! Q$ Y# F! P" R
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?' Y o( F' U: ^7 o
# c6 U9 d K- L. }7 o* L; qM:Thanks so much, Li Hua!! \3 K; U3 A" {5 f. B5 I7 w6 h