b- S$ H4 S5 s+ A ?L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。% C; E4 w/ X) |' I0 a
2 {8 d4 h0 s- q$ X$ q. VM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. " |, ]: }3 w( r4 v1 A! e # O- `4 a) G+ i* @7 WL: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 J3 D1 T# E' Q+ E% v! G. ?6 L* H) u& O) p0 d
M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.' b2 Q+ Y7 \7 d3 ^
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. / w. u4 B y# } 4 j* E4 d( U4 UL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? 6 k/ G) S8 E- n" D( S& F3 N' b# o. \2 o* `1 a
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. - E" \- ]6 I. ?/ X 9 z& b( b9 g6 C/ R% ^* j& ]- kL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? 7 c; j" t$ S! i3 O2 ], \; i# q1 o2 E, ]" n
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. & b7 T# C# ~7 S$ w/ P2 E9 w b( Y0 R$ c+ o' 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? 2 t9 z9 C. ?- k- {( z% s5 ] 2 i( Q4 N' x4 _M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.2 k# O2 ]! u: U% v
: C; X) _; V5 f6 \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。 3 z: K" k* I+ l! B2 I7 ]7 E g$ ]8 e& M7 a- A
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. 4 S1 y/ \1 F% X9 Y7 P; i+ Z: [1 h, o% `0 S6 k
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!6 I' D! K9 W0 g, ]( b2 p
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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。 ( u n7 Y. Y. g* a : s/ p6 S8 a" `) ?: lM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.- D# U5 Y0 Y& N3 Y8 y
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L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? & \" L/ O) I' ~+ A- T7 [7 c 6 f) \1 f* w/ \4 ?: G( dM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.) c3 y% T) O! @9 w0 n' B5 n
7 r E6 {3 T" @; a0 D5 i: _% JL: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? & c# R# e& f+ s ! @4 ?# J8 K' b( ?+ M% {/ }" {# ^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.( O$ S5 G/ Z; U1 X
1 t W3 h7 g9 D: ~% 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? 6 ?8 B; Z( U9 h# Y; l; s$ Q/ K9 z! p2 b7 e9 M
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 3 o6 ^8 C+ U) J6 k, j+ Q# q5 [0 Z; |4 z/ C- u1 m/ U
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。6 a4 b7 I! n1 C9 r8 z
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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. + }& n6 J; T' p( W0 ^! c7 U8 f/ C, E5 H- |1 l
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.4 U; J5 I# c& X7 w$ I2 `5 |
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M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!- i Q' i$ g6 b# L