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. 5 M. l' l8 g; z; O # x: _; Q, [/ @; S* U @L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 0 u; h6 d" L% v; Z' a6 r. y: W5 z& e* j+ L4 i& {
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. $ \& O4 N4 B7 n7 [+ T+ r7 p- I8 F5 ?
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? & A8 s0 j( s5 _: f # e6 ^; Q$ ?% E9 v7 @3 m- c UM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 0 t) f0 o/ F& m) `9 h3 x# o% B
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?( F' E/ ~9 W q! C
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. " ?, \5 i5 L& a, s* P' M$ E, ~" ^2 g7 Y9 m+ k8 n7 ?
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?0 J/ q6 n- A; ^9 i" @$ y, n
( l9 q, q3 `3 v# J" ZM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.! h! i8 g6 o% G( [7 ~6 S7 \
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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) Y) \" Q ~" C9 d 7 s. Y5 H- ]6 O5 Q5 A8 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. , d2 ^6 c1 [* h( j8 L1 r( L' Z% v+ V3 v$ q
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? ^, g# m0 i( R) n, \. \ 4 W6 L, e. q- I1 F1 l* g7 WM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. $ Y7 j% @7 g) z: P$ ]. o8 Q1 U % F- ~. }/ |* K" O6 h3 J7 s0 Q1 WL: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。 ! j8 j# w& _+ ]0 H2 l6 f + S5 w6 S4 P/ q. {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. 5 a9 `+ W0 |% g) q% m Z( a$ u% ?8 j1 l* m$ W
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!% t @6 ]. x, \
9 Y2 R+ t* o- [9 X0 ?& Q yM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.# q& |2 J5 ~0 _9 z' _; h" M3 J
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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。 + g. i% [7 N; Z0 u1 L, L( Q $ g% k3 A- F$ C' O" p" e6 NM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.- j& H3 b4 V9 k5 F- W' ?6 i
( g7 S* H1 Q+ z/ J) U3 JL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? * E4 L" O' \7 L4 w! E/ b+ Y( Y
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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?& T2 I/ z- S; r/ }/ `/ I
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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? % J; l# [9 i- g X7 `" T+ @" e L% ^6 k- z; K$ I+ f! h
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ' W2 }9 ~) q. K! l5 e; v$ K7 ?& y: V3 s1 k' a: `9 F; m
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。- r/ G/ c4 x& v8 g5 g
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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.- E! Y" H2 b4 w, I8 y8 g
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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.% }* t& n' |" l0 N
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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. & c% ?3 Q; W* Q7 j8 d 2 v B. F1 [# w9 n; q+ U; \9 w4 z# [1 qL: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? % m: Q) T. [4 ~7 w: g0 F, p- K% ]4 |1 _
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!4 a) O: L8 d: M% o; t+ O1 l
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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。) ^7 N6 K. |# B9 Z( G8 @5 r0 Q
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