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 m: p; m! R/ V. o* y # U% ~: Z; a3 g2 |9 uL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 - T- d# `9 ]% [; M / |- |% ^* J- C8 H Q0 NM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time." { q+ p3 @! }! @
7 S$ c, i, U. n, \) {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?& {. ]2 l9 k( i" {5 D
+ j5 ^/ z1 ^& R0 AM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.- G( m& V6 I7 }5 N% `& E
4 L% K! l% d: `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? 1 e$ d9 u1 ~8 ?0 m$ E- w$ h! o0 M, g; O5 v/ @
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. , Q% x3 ]8 ?; i1 e( h' e; ` ; w5 R N& B7 v+ c9 w' t/ tL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?; S! E, l" _' a: S
7 O5 C" s* V/ _6 H O0 r8 ^M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( _9 D8 t9 L5 H1 E/ ?; K9 t7 Z0 I# J- h
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? ! \/ c7 `9 I7 d4 w8 k2 G' e7 {# O% o% d
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. 5 S0 X6 n0 r/ H# d + u7 x9 ?/ ~3 R0 T4 ~, u8 r- zL: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 f0 \9 ~' i2 n, ?% P
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M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.3 [: u5 y Z4 @' Y/ i
, P, R9 E5 J8 O# AL: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。 * G( ~# S7 K( G" a% p$ l: G & W* H& h* v6 B- P9 G rM: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. 9 _( o4 S6 h9 ?; M6 d - A' {* F5 k7 |2 Y; C& O$ a) K/ Z& `L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!6 r( K# x' g9 s6 B
0 W i3 J1 z8 [0 M9 xM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. / |' o& L) h5 R) V 4 c# D; R$ Z2 _9 \0 y& v& }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。 & h/ t) {* o. p4 o2 y, N0 [' Q; @, e; ]9 q! u+ F4 G1 x$ P3 e; \
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.3 B6 n2 Q& L5 }0 V$ S# P0 D+ K4 x" t
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L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?$ k& c# m+ a) r% J
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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. 2 V1 ?; g5 j; a( e+ _$ X0 }. E- M8 u( t8 q& f) v8 c5 X
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? ) N- ~, c7 w3 C, I0 r5 v' }6 q v9 _# E: C) L! m3 ]
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. 5 d9 b9 R+ Z, s" p# L4 J $ ?& y# o0 y; B7 _8 h& A" ~1 l+ nL: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?, s3 u* f6 t* h
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?8 W, O# a. f6 f# z3 j1 M% d H7 u
3 H U- p6 W, V3 e, u5 @L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 i f) Z4 }" L- h4 U5 D
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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.% @) m& q6 Y/ t# w6 L& E! j
$ c1 h( y0 D+ n$ QL: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.. B: F1 v* m L) f
: L+ J" O7 u" P" h$ j8 T0 G' i6 MM: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. 4 M! \0 \3 c# U/ J4 _3 c _/ j6 l + w' ?) R6 n ]: @2 f x/ B5 f% ~! `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? 0 B* X% j% U: t- t5 [ : G8 q! s6 i9 S- \M:Thanks so much, Li Hua! / G$ _. F* W# H- F9 D 5 Y% E9 {8 }% N# Q3 p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。9 S6 X l( x( b9 ^
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