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. ! q! p$ t" g& v, g 8 Y* } a) M: ?: P$ B h; j$ u$ cL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 - Q" C; G/ Z+ z( ?1 e% t- M5 y2 h0 \. x$ p7 u
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.6 U. j5 w9 v, L
" x6 A+ Z1 Y1 ]% _, {6 tL: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?( c' s0 u+ @& T0 J* {
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ' O$ U: @$ h' x. V9 X5 c* A$ A+ g+ R* z k4 w0 h8 e" h: r
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?" C1 m8 B! T% X; @( @
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. $ ?! K1 [. ?3 Y: B' l# ] {0 ~ # k, v- i8 a" k0 @; E" f# xL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? " q6 N$ G- l1 f# i2 K3 x/ j# m [3 H% b0 c- s+ U
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 9 w7 F6 L3 A* q; E' u/ b2 M) ?9 [
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?8 J: r: S) ^2 ?5 y t
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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.- I- o" g* s# B
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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? * L3 }2 \; z: z5 t5 O! `( a# e# k( | z+ r. W8 Q+ [
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.4 E, J( f5 ~& V W
- q) ^! B" Q+ W1 x2 T1 wL: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。 & p, h6 J, f% C2 ? % k- @3 [& Z: c. ]; YM: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.6 d: j! d: Z: z3 H7 J3 H# X( X- _
* D* ~5 b3 G8 c# K/ A5 y1 }2 |) DL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!# C7 @) t5 I3 j. W) F
+ O# {8 @9 H w g& kM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.+ S- [* U( {1 [8 j/ d3 a# d
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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。 9 N- C- W1 W2 X 4 n1 b. m8 S) P- e" r* N# u. NM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ! `% s E% E4 c( I; y/ t# j9 k$ J4 q" i+ V+ k) X2 @: E! R
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?) g3 L" ?# ?0 H% h- [, M
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M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.7 W/ o* \' R; w9 y2 @
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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. . i' B5 S$ e6 N5 ]% m( j4 K& W& ^ ' [% n7 A( W( M4 tL: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?( ]/ h+ {! [% J- I
' W6 o& V8 {4 m8 ?' o( XM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 1 V4 V3 |1 f8 b! @* L8 Q6 z* ]' @: H4 c% R) H3 T
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 r/ z% b, d! B/ }$ u0 |3 F! a# t1 S+ R5 `
M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.# y" s; U# O y, `% h; \
$ z) u6 Z* l# K- a: x% I P zL: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. " I4 a& V5 C* e- ]# c5 r1 U: [/ q5 W; P+ J7 g
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. ' v# o7 J) t: G1 w6 e) f7 O) ]" d( z: v0 r: [; q
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 `4 V+ u3 C7 P% V! r