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. ( f) P6 a3 {# F- O& q6 h! g 3 L, W' p7 s" J0 D! `# sL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 , \* Z" G+ b1 Q( M8 G ( e q# J' r0 V2 `; A3 CM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.: V$ P# w" l5 k4 P7 |' z, C7 Z
4 q) A A, D) K7 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? 7 `' W2 r. y- Q. B& z4 r 8 O! o1 L8 v* J/ qM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.4 l! [6 T* x, r$ u
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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?+ v3 D5 s8 u& n- G/ i9 |; C
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 1 g; H! o7 j# I% z. V* B: u $ T5 v2 D) f2 G/ I, I! `L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?8 b) |2 X6 p; J( t; b6 [
6 P: F$ C- j7 {; T. oM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. + J: K0 c6 Y. c/ y8 c0 _* m N
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?' F/ U* V7 t) H" V3 X2 P
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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.3 Y! A }- [) \
, M7 o% p! g) v5 f8 Q5 E4 C- ^M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.2 K5 p3 S R" Z) Q' @
: i* t$ P' `& v' w8 HL: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。 ( m* N. Y3 g' e' s" ?! l' X& I9 V- i) i# e# g- `6 F
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. 7 U. a0 D, o* Y; z- I" x* n& z7 r& {+ a6 M! V) ?
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! * x. }% Q" T- F1 p) _8 W# N& C* { Y9 O. f7 S% e/ x7 _* U
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip./ y& A: [# I* 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。6 M/ e- g- T1 a" F8 C& X% I1 G4 K
, E9 G- q. @, x6 s; ?M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.0 f1 c1 s0 p3 z" |- l8 S
( X8 H5 f, {! gM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 9 T- P8 k, S1 z) f/ h% w% H6 Q4 O/ z
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?4 T6 N1 U* W) c% B
. ?: @+ @2 A' [2 Y4 h2 XM: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. : G& i9 w8 F9 A$ I3 Y3 B $ H: ?' ?& z B9 sL: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? 7 L! t" C# E+ R v / \+ ^! m9 j1 S. ` E, I& M y) oM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 [) M& B+ ?1 Q3 ^) T l4 z
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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。 " ^- q2 e J# r: v2 C7 J0 y0 a 7 C' k; Q# v5 q' o4 j3 S# ~M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 3 m5 ?+ P) b3 p6 ~ ~ e! Q+ ^6 k6 GL: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. ; `, ~6 K$ h: ~* [8 H . g3 u% k7 @- E+ 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. ' _+ n4 H8 V: k- t! z. \$ ?" e& G/ \& Z2 E0 |; E8 H
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? ' G2 ~# [9 s& p( s2 z8 w) K% {4 Q+ U. p, @5 w0 o% d2 ]6 S
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua! 0 q% W/ d3 C/ I$ } - C ]- i8 w% `% j7 V8 A今天Michael和李华在谈话中用了两个意思相对的词,一个是drained,意思是非常累;另一个是wired,意思是精力充沛. 这次[流行美语]就到此结束,下次节目再见。 . n H% ?9 y1 R/ l/ b ! ?0 J+ r7 ]: P% DAudio as following:) z) y8 T R' Q. ]