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流行美语教程 Lesson 10: drained & wired

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发表于 2009-6-20 12:32 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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.
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5 n8 R# `3 T5 _2 jL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。- B1 d' R. T$ i% H
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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.
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; i7 k+ }3 v+ b* H+ b4 oL: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?
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- R# _( Z6 U, `/ xM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.; |9 L& {; Y4 K
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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?8 P& c, o% Q5 {6 T

( G- g: w) ], [7 fM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.
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6 m3 D7 j: |1 C7 NL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?5 o. S, D9 l# _/ z& U9 K! Y6 }

: O/ x. {( c4 k0 Q$ SM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.
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/ B6 Q  R. B* SL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?* L# Z, V- y. C8 z# U: W" C

# ?$ [3 D, i$ u7 H/ xM: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.
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, a9 K: Q9 c/ U% v$ x8 t/ k5 b3 JL: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?
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M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.
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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。# C! Y( i9 B, \
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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.
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1 v- \& A. C6 i- M7 Y. Z/ n, ]4 I: A, ~1 {  xL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!; J1 \+ \; n: i1 I3 z  l0 W

9 _( b$ w& A. ^M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.% s7 T: i& n5 `3 S  X

/ K" E8 R6 N, M2 f# yL: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。, Q, E/ a5 `3 Z: R& T- j

4 q" Q% m- @* B: b4 gM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.! b* ^" O# ]$ E3 z
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L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?
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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.  [3 Q6 p' Y  N# f/ c2 m) w- v
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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?
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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.
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L: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?! W2 L3 M3 ?" N9 h- C' {

! s$ x- G) J5 V& [M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?  f3 O: w9 u- J% U; `3 I( B$ y

/ r. `& z, @4 E/ Y" w2 W( n! c9 TL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。  b& s! k) J* H' X! z
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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.
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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.
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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.0 N9 K$ o7 X3 n, E6 l' K: R8 L
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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?. K9 B* o. y! k$ v2 z
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M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!( c& }2 n: v2 P* L

4 j. q) B" C9 ?; T9 X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。) X1 F+ ^8 H/ T1 j

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