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.: L/ v. E, b! a% _& C8 v' l& V9 ~
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ! k2 g6 B" c; B1 ~' `, E5 N& T7 m& Y5 Q
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.. P4 s4 z3 k: Z1 E& @
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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？1 a# e1 N6 r# \+ e- A. [4 h7 Z! G F
0 G1 N' Y, k7 V f* e5 wM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.9 X3 c3 j1 x4 `3 g; |; T X
/ u5 a. w! P- f" g7 L; w8 C3 iL：(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 F* R% C# k8 t8 V8 R' G9 s& {" Z/ p# \7 F# c1 u/ a% E8 y- U
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.; x! p& e% a% M+ |! |: C8 T3 F
. m% B1 e& I* G( c# yM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 1 H* _: V+ m" A9 H# D2 ^8 p( P# ~, Z1 U( n! A2 ]5 e' ]
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？$ T% M. l }$ q @" w. i
! e6 t. d+ Q6 W, [7 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.; C: L2 o8 _( b9 g2 L
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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？ : c7 `. |9 \0 {( o: e1 h$ x* w) T) C3 e( a0 ?7 q
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.2 C$ C! g0 ~+ d
5 E I5 M& e* l+ _5 S+ B1 lL：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。: f* u) o& ~( Q" O1 K. K
0 { N& R' w, z' h$ o# o$ T& J1 gM：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. ' g G! |* c( x' r) `3 P; q g% E4 ]7 s9 a8 \5 b; d
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！! @# c) T2 Q8 f! p- Z- O
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.- \2 u& O) v! N* A
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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。) B; W4 n1 b! Z, [; ?7 {, I
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.& R$ W" I' W9 t& _
: h V! p* L: G( [: [( w4 IL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 5 q( c5 k) _9 E8 v" `2 C" ` # Z7 K! k& ?, A& uM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.; K0 W- I0 K. X1 c9 E- a. Q
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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？, K0 b/ o# X/ |8 ^0 `/ K
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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.& |7 i( a7 H; ? Q1 a
7 ~' p! [* A" k( P, v6 L- HL：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？ ' Y" l2 R/ J. g 4 d* \. y; G7 LM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? . g9 Z4 D3 u/ R5 m; W$ C# j5 P& _, F3 M( M5 ~
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 # _1 x* y( i' T0 b; V! \" _0 `/ c% [% T2 _* k; ~
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 7 H; S2 g/ D1 p' b! W) Y + t8 S1 m1 I- B) ~! U6 ?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.7 D! c' `6 K3 d: q- k8 }
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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. # f: g7 V: P+ J5 @8 U6 s- s Q M" b5 z' p- `& ?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？ " | v8 j- U: ^/ n" v2 c; Q: i# `) x/ c3 j% r6 {: b9 H
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!1 o& v5 `; R5 }! {6 h; f, Y( j
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