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. 0 T1 ~! Z/ d0 J$ Z. t5 }+ f/ Y 7 ]- r% I y9 r5 l# CL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 9 C; s9 r8 d- q$ D* T- r4 k* P" _- H& n; x6 o3 Q- ?
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. # d; E: L3 W9 [0 Y8 A7 d- y |+ }2 ^
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?, S/ ?9 Z' B7 t) a: Z
9 y) H4 D9 p& ~7 g5 {2 y1 }( [. ^' ^9 _M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. : w5 @$ C" g0 b$ @9 }; U& W$ o + U4 d$ ?8 @2 t; c. i+ WL:(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? + v$ O0 D+ K3 O: i* Q, O$ [$ ~2 l/ w' I- j3 N4 P Q
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ; A+ I$ T. a$ k1 N6 X; F4 E# N' z7 u; ?% B3 E8 q9 c1 @7 E
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?7 y% G7 i2 J" Y' S2 u# {. g7 N
# b* U9 }& k% p* CM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( `4 z) c3 g. a+ c! c7 @5 c3 r ( c8 u1 }% G- H+ b* C9 QL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? # w& U' _# |% K3 I- `8 e, J g* `9 |. a) M: g
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. ( X+ U' U8 Z- F0 l1 K4 `2 i, K6 N" V U . l( ] b$ u, [; m4 }: GL: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? . L$ [" r1 ]& `/ \3 O 2 P5 a8 d/ p- S$ WM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.0 ?1 {6 B" ^) _+ y6 o! m0 s5 \
( G3 j z. |, N5 i# f0 R% a$ b0 `7 v; _7 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。 + n1 d! u5 y4 i: { C 7 U; m& d2 n% v6 h* Q( Y; V3 n* d xM: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. 5 r* {1 a G2 `5 Y) K; I D5 a$ I/ e1 \( A+ z, Y" |
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! " \/ |9 _' T Z0 v' ?- m . [* ^( J, u7 F9 h9 f2 z+ kM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.: ^- y4 M( n: `# l
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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。 7 j" g) `6 }+ g( {2 v4 _- G1 `$ d; g% J
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.1 `! ]# d9 n3 w9 a6 H
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L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? I7 X# R7 w4 L* ~) d( a% ?& Y) i
% R7 k" F; I) |1 {$ k2 t8 }M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. / m0 U1 m) O, U4 z1 T / ]! q7 v i4 F) x! w6 xL: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?, J' C/ R# Q& S! T( m$ c% X/ W
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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. ! A3 ?' f6 j! U+ l7 @ ) P- A+ y; f/ h r! o; wL: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?; v. @( z6 b( y7 N
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? & o. ]% G/ o8 I }4 B/ H/ x* p7 V& v5 [L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。" q% j* `0 p5 D- U0 `7 L, H
9 [0 D* J3 W% V* x. {5 ZM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.. n; X# F4 F( T9 {# a$ x7 D
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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.- Q m5 L. ^8 I& x( |& Z
9 P# ]4 j3 \( p/ lM: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.9 ]3 x( N7 x: p6 u
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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?9 Z5 Q T$ E( S6 |, t |7 G