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. 9 Y# Y) Q8 R0 o0 u, o+ _9 L d & y: \" B5 D. T3 C/ l' f; aL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 # m2 d3 `9 u8 t: Y$ D * Z) ^- c! g- y" E' k& dM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.. ]1 s. [2 j4 |5 [& `0 c8 x4 X R
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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? : d/ t% b4 `5 {$ t 3 j* X3 |) X# b! U s2 ^M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.; U5 a* I# D: U2 J8 W* t9 p1 J
8 f( Q7 M/ a3 Q, U/ w- [$ fL:(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? $ J5 r7 D$ o5 j+ S* ]3 @9 W) R# N% m% {/ E& Q7 U
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ; i3 f6 I5 c' I$ O4 \- O# _/ {5 o2 q; d( M
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? 6 Z4 J |7 W {* B9 N6 m% H: R. k8 f6 ?
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. * ~/ B' A8 Z1 @; N$ T/ z$ K9 F% h- x. q3 d5 o# ]0 }- W+ m! i5 @
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?4 J/ c+ m6 [# f! C
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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.0 L- @: e" d' \9 T4 I
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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?; @+ z5 i9 z. R$ \7 c( P' K
; `+ {( \0 ]7 n) a6 {2 FM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. : Z) @6 c3 R# G8 A: t \( Y+ k% S& h7 n y: eL: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。 * W6 Y+ k! R8 E6 ? ! Y+ F2 D( x3 M5 N1 v- FM: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.. _- W3 q. i: M' f1 L7 W
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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!) g4 j$ J9 |* X7 w. |( ~( X; C+ t( X
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 8 f- W1 i9 g X3 [# t) U4 Q1 x2 _! H1 S% j# t
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。4 \8 L% Z" f3 }' d
: J+ w- R: n* j# VM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.: c7 P+ ?3 l. `2 v8 p+ |
?9 q* M5 L* w. VL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? ) w) [6 f! k$ A6 R' C$ t " z1 P7 @8 j" W J1 m' p; mM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.' A" a. e/ p2 P" f
j7 r7 V d6 A' S' PL: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? 3 p' q8 G2 c5 `- [# I0 m# p1 K- k) J" t, h( N2 F3 U1 n
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. . C- e; w( S' F8 _$ j3 \% ~+ \2 v7 Y- G/ @6 w. {, T4 |9 l
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? * Y) |0 r/ m* t; t/ H5 b& M. E1 u Y$ H, h" f
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?+ c8 m3 D& S& H6 r7 d
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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。 ( E. i2 f1 r- e 7 [7 j; E4 }* H3 ^M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ( y! ^( I$ ?% U& v) D1 |7 t, ]+ ~. k5 w2 `
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.8 f0 a% x6 X1 ]* y0 I0 q7 s
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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. * H8 @7 w; u1 Q8 e9 c3 L , _/ k1 V) l6 N R/ H% BL: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? ) V5 t2 D) `9 k! A9 W5 _. G6 w }9 j7 O8 K3 G/ S' I/ C) x
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!5 [* D! G# C8 b0 c) b R5 f9 f' ^