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. ! T1 n( |% S. Y$ b! b" u$ ^) F% ]9 Z5 s. }- \9 v. `8 Q6 q7 p) ?
L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。4 @6 g, Q8 @, ~1 o2 R' s
; s+ }1 O# W! r- L$ QM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ) z" {% u5 m. ~# V" l+ K6 F' z* A1 ]" Q * |+ n- a+ S7 y# }, o. ]% {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?- X5 t& ]5 A" t, _7 M* B3 c5 Z
; q8 X4 ]/ |! R; j1 k" DM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 7 ?4 y/ l" ~+ S" ^3 F5 M! R. @ : }* \$ w! P/ S: H# R. m7 l: `' NL:(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?' }% P3 u% x& _
4 R* H+ E% f, I% ^M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.: q6 b7 u% n5 l$ Y7 A- T
0 n. u) j2 x# I0 g. HL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?+ I$ t% F. e8 u
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M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. , z! f5 x! p. `8 M9 \5 c/ G9 l0 d1 Y) g( }
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? ; d/ Y: ~5 E7 i) ~8 C# e 4 v/ s2 P3 `0 TM: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. * `* n3 e# x# v! s9 s5 U' N# ?4 t( h; \5 t: i
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?6 O8 Q8 ~1 [; a9 d, G! s! }
. M( }, C1 c7 w* i8 N+ ?7 l; SM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. / o. M7 V8 ?5 S6 N- s* s( c) z+ `5 } w
L: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。( s- D4 b2 `1 D
5 N/ ^7 X9 L, S s; h2 B4 NM: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.; o0 g/ Z k5 I& r
& X% p3 H& _: Q0 U* H/ P5 T; EL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! ) k& M. l6 h: ]. \; Q4 G+ V) I3 H) o( G4 O( ~% W1 J+ _0 Z
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 5 d* j- D7 R8 e5 G# G3 Q2 P) T5 _ : z9 s5 }0 P: E, G7 XL: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 A6 Y: b a- W9 `$ w! F. }* |% M, ?3 h1 P7 q; S
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.) N) z9 f3 b. m$ M4 m
+ ]4 c! c8 Z G) {6 o2 i7 _L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?0 j: f! ?2 U0 b* ~: e- r0 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. ; j8 F5 x/ A+ l; S8 f5 N# C2 ]% z , G! O+ g; U' n/ E6 J& ~/ {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? F& M t, n8 s% C* X
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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.8 M8 A- S0 M# t) ?$ f8 N3 S* e
. t/ k$ b; V. Q/ ~" Z9 mL: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? 9 y: s( b8 W' t" b! M \& p( f1 e8 h% @
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?5 Y; ~! Y+ h9 i) Q6 v
) y9 b& d1 n" F0 G0 e& d; k; eL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。/ R* R, `$ N7 w; I1 c+ g C
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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.' u. G1 R* ^# M5 t0 u0 E" [
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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. " n( `: O# ?$ J( ?: _& m, k/ Y" L: X5 [, U; j; a, L; `
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. 4 ]& N% n0 x3 J- P0 o ! s: q# \. k' `2 P9 P" Z9 HL: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? , y8 I- y1 T/ w7 N; x- i+ b8 t/ q( F8 A. `2 W5 e1 r1 V+ m
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua! : p0 D# f$ \4 }1 _, |$ O. R2 s2 `/ f- L& ~8 t4 X' K, u" a7 _
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。 / f& _4 J( g ]8 r, w& K5 z' v/ E( L
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