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.- d3 ^* ^& r( O! O0 S2 [6 N
0 i3 a; ?3 g+ c% o Z" G; bL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 / f6 {# b; d2 l P! | % J8 X( H9 z. ^8 |/ _M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 6 s& ]" ^2 h1 W; ?# J 4 X, Q# H6 ]- b: g) o6 [' i+ y2 v* GL: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? # e* a+ ]7 \% S K7 Q$ W3 t / W4 ?$ G7 ^0 }; [! ?M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.5 v0 ?$ N# }* V: n- \
. ~/ l3 v; M, S# a" ?- r! `& d& XL:(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? 3 v2 L0 F& P/ d3 V w0 _0 |$ P" B w" R5 n. n
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. : Y% W& H9 ?, Q+ o! y$ A& g 3 [' g9 K5 J" w) c. \/ Q$ I7 ?L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?2 F$ E+ e8 C) ~. _1 J
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M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 9 t; F w& z5 w0 P: |" q& D" B/ K# |
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? : j9 Q5 M" B& ?# r% Z7 v, Y1 |; W$ n' M2 h5 @
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., d5 k9 |; c7 b! x3 {3 g
/ A& ^+ y6 j" ^# \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? 0 W/ F ?2 U ?$ W `; \, T d) Q* ]3 r3 e* T n& ^/ v
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.* k9 h0 B- T! _8 |9 p
0 t7 X" ^$ F7 w7 m( A6 gL: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。 : V, Z# y7 J7 b! |! S( y" d8 e& F! Y g" R
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 x' u& N! T& ?4 ?" S9 E; Q2 F7 V* q6 \; Z0 S
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!, p; ?4 W( `* O( G0 y
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 7 h, n& S) l4 V3 N( o9 D/ S. w0 ]: ~1 d# f! ~
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。; C* j# ^# F# K
" t0 K6 \- r2 Y q0 TM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.8 o8 ~ G5 j8 O
2 e j8 o4 N2 p' |5 k, PL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?9 Z& K+ Z' l" |1 r4 `0 f# V+ R, k" K
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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.0 l- H8 l+ t4 X8 N ^
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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?' d0 x6 K) i8 C$ G, j! f
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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. * e; s n/ ~1 X6 O) V % V& H: u% z3 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?3 ]6 w# H( S1 n! f3 M# r# d
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? [# W* N$ ] ^0 x j q
3 Y6 \1 [/ F2 E6 U6 } XL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 $ D$ n5 ]( L! m8 M4 k0 }- I- i, @- l6 u) v' A
M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. : Q5 t- k) C+ N7 H0 T. \5 b `* G0 _) X
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. * h+ }* Y* h- t$ ^$ x" g ( O6 ]2 s& C! p+ x6 ]% ]- ^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.* x0 k7 U5 Q" T9 _8 x
+ \- n3 ]1 r e' v1 _3 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?! J; F: b3 B+ g* @2 B+ Y
: K3 S/ S0 j& V/ t% x% ~M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!" k; ` f( b$ D2 [7 ^: L0 W