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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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( ^) `& X/ O$ W8 kL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。2 H* d3 t% e2 L
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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.( z1 ^& \) O! \% n& h
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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?
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. o3 Y( a& z. x/ u% s- W# w. nM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.
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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?
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.; o+ ~+ X  j8 ]

4 H4 D* S( o1 P2 ~/ K+ e7 k# pL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?: [5 [9 U( A. B' W9 O# j& ?

/ T$ s3 s/ O5 f9 T5 d. U% ?1 OM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.
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; O( m9 B# V% {  a1 OL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?
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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.
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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?* T+ T2 a5 y( Z' j, `0 S
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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。
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- U' q( S0 u  V8 I9 A2 F' BM: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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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!0 |5 N4 T! \4 @" Y3 n& ]: k8 ^

( U4 n  |4 s$ m( p8 yM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.
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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。/ ?! z5 k$ s7 Y5 G& }
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M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are., k5 T- @- S, O6 J
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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.
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6 R1 z* R% h0 @/ d7 D' hL: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?" r, R* k3 G% G/ `; \

7 T( r6 d; I/ e0 I2 kM: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.1 Y3 D& X1 @: X

" c! L5 c1 |2 z3 H8 ]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?
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?, b' z4 f7 f* C: ^' f& @6 s" Y9 `! {  N/ r
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L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。  {# ?) \- e/ ]" Q2 f( h
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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.' ?9 N- L, m" ?0 x/ q$ S

0 x- F9 [$ L4 g2 QL: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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. q& B; _5 r5 Z: e, q6 B1 xM: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.
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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?" R6 u$ }, Y2 _4 \# ?

6 u9 J3 r' O  b1 g" Q0 V  ?9 k5 p6 PM:Thanks so much, Li Hua!: r$ I9 ~  v" q8 X2 x
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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。
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