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. 3 p" q' S0 H7 i% I- } 0 K* h% k# t. t$ ]" O3 ML:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。" T" Y, N) C8 n0 j
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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. $ U$ y5 B1 H; L7 l5 | / ] b/ `( F" {2 dL: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? / d7 L5 V) V9 f# N5 M( b " @1 t/ K3 N, l5 E* o& l5 PM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.; i+ F- T% b. G( m& ?
0 x' E* @+ W: |% {" u7 YL:(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?# U* l' P8 ]9 z- P0 N. f+ u
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. S1 X" i# y G9 _" E9 a% l- H
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M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ! G, Z0 `* G$ V. |$ F6 x6 |# t( h, O7 k8 K- F
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?# a# R! m$ U+ [9 r! d) w0 s4 N
" }/ v; l& i9 `1 a8 _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. 3 O0 _# f! H8 B: A 6 i. Q; c; b- @* yL: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?4 f- e# @' A9 F) V# r$ S1 i- d7 l
4 {( T% B& N: E/ b& jM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. , B0 f/ I9 z9 Y- m$ |( h* z, S( V8 f/ l- \" [
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。 # f: e( J# Y% M2 W0 P: m5 d6 W( _* g$ j/ 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.$ r0 x, A4 w+ F2 Q; H W7 [& n* O* ?: U
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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。 ! R. ^3 C/ U( z$ O# J$ j 7 K b" ?: {4 {- G! }7 ^M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ; W2 \% z! J6 [5 c% z- k& @; d# R6 }, _) b
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? 6 _7 H, g: _4 `- Z- `. T - k0 x$ t0 x S, j7 ~0 S3 t* bM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 2 S+ S& p5 ^& Q' T5 c/ S$ s ~* h$ }7 B1 v
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? . E' y& J3 Z( A2 Y: b% f0 J) t. ?/ m$ y: 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.; ?1 H! f$ d+ \" ]( \
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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?# O: }- F4 b: Q' C/ V" B$ Q' Z
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? - I$ [7 q' d5 T8 l4 H8 B- ]! v0 L. _6 r
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 0 v6 g f9 z& y3 L i# ^4 \6 Z( V! Z, M3 ~. Z! W6 U# [
M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.# R/ _- N5 j3 v/ C0 A5 i: M
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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. 9 k2 C c( Q }8 [/ G, R6 G2 {" | j7 J; P. t7 A9 aM: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.3 F) C- C5 v0 `2 U& m7 C; C6 l- e9 R