, R. k" g; g4 W: [M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.: d1 A5 M+ N. X) u4 F0 S6 `! }
& d7 T" m6 Y3 EL: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?9 y9 n, p+ Z# O, ^0 q% h
6 ~4 B m/ t$ t% SM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ) |8 R6 k5 b, n( r& F7 e& P9 }& e3 K
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? + J9 T: ^! B0 S* y7 e/ N/ C( F8 h " C# ?0 h! b- W* B; N, N! T6 ?M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. : a( D+ ]& u! ~) `/ r E1 [2 M8 \. A. \
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? 5 H$ D6 z2 p0 D6 P+ P, R) m, A! J! `# H2 Y& J" y- C0 h8 V# Y
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 6 u6 T/ K! ?' C, U0 L/ r) H$ q0 R$ R" u! X* S0 |
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? & G$ o4 S* u4 n0 l+ L. S( t# v8 L8 y- m
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. / c( P; A% L9 o3 J2 q 5 Z! }% B# i A+ |% cL: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?# d6 g# x' ~& k2 Y; ~( K
) v8 P! T* B: }) E' IM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.% T3 u4 M- y7 R9 E8 Z. f0 G
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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。 * T- o" Q$ H B: r* C0 H0 E' c V6 q0 g0 ]: f
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.2 e; ]* ~" a7 m8 ?" t n
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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!; J1 V$ S- ~2 M5 Y. s; r
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 6 {: a$ v$ c' r# P! ^ ^) T4 J' O# L) k6 k' vL: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。 * P2 l. ]) f: t 7 k) e* R) G& ?5 {$ eM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 5 K1 F/ v4 H4 T 7 }/ u) l9 e5 C, g0 }% t$ R/ bL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?! ?% V* k% o' S3 j! n
5 u% l$ o$ D9 q5 [. b" ?. DM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.1 Q9 {4 ~ _! e% v: o; S" u
, @! V" b5 ], g Z' f- ? DL: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? 7 j c% h4 p& k5 y! e# M7 o! {7 w; Q, x/ q5 D) n) S- b
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.2 _& O/ H0 ]; p5 X* y, b
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: s1 R/ e! q# [9 ?$ CM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 p8 H6 n3 C4 X, U: x# t; _
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; V9 a0 g$ `' k8 f% h/ xL: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. " L3 O$ K5 l* n+ ~7 m" l3 N. E8 ^9 \, o. a# K( Q: |. N
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.( F3 ]4 g( R. Y) o" c" U/ L