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. : T8 v# B7 I) E" {( K6 { 3 j5 j8 c5 Q. s* P. p( K8 KL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 - K; o% o i/ m4 k1 j: z; b( ~+ _% B; u. B2 n0 @+ @* F8 I8 t
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. " ^% e, E o; v8 ]/ F6 T, E: ^ & Y+ [ o9 M# v* {1 ]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?5 E# E( ?$ {& X' I* N. d
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.( U' {, }. x* ~: Q8 ?7 J
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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? + w) r3 H" Q! w+ m0 ~3 N 2 }" C* j/ N& Y3 x0 bM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.( B" B0 _) i$ o2 U% ^2 t
4 b: `. P9 Q- W1 {5 F4 C& J" \% dL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? ~! F5 b9 B. c8 N
) h( L7 F& P) m& i1 U: QM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. $ s8 L6 Y- @5 h# g9 |2 m2 T- B* ^! h2 z8 D* r) c
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?, |9 n/ t- G; X; V
8 d+ Z- G# @( D+ R* }0 A: BM: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. - w5 k4 U1 c$ m/ L ; F- f9 G! k3 D9 H( U/ K0 kL: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? ! M$ ^& Z1 B. I8 @$ w" }' m# t$ s* T) @+ a. i" N
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.5 h" H4 v- L A, c" `
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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。) o, `8 _4 d- q+ Y
" W2 q2 b+ A @$ UM: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." I2 o$ t$ o2 q* B% N
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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!# I/ N3 ?/ O0 ^
5 ^8 M# o$ z- s% T- b RM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 1 `, G. k7 \1 B5 c; k/ O2 G8 E1 j4 T3 {: o( m, r
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。! W$ W% W, S# l1 h
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M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. . Q2 W9 t& d; t8 [5 k$ [' R ]3 D; p1 C* N# f: J6 \. M* q7 \
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? ) m# H- X: B: C. Y O6 G6 ?5 ?" S; P+ |
M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. " G. W+ A! c' V( d. ~9 f! y o. B+ n+ W& ~+ k+ @9 O1 R; }* {% Z
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? 4 u- y2 m2 r& w7 X7 D7 |5 Z7 |/ c0 j5 @& K. O. R
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. 1 U+ V. H0 [# K: H" j h8 Y i" _6 ] c& `* IL: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?, m- ?. ]! }5 x% ?0 c" W/ m
& u3 `& ~1 d# a( y. _3 K2 ^M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?# h2 r; _- ? U
6 k* Q; f- t, E( A$ c& g: EL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。" A, S$ P, z# ]/ v) \
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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. ! t- k" \( X4 W5 }' m : p J8 C: ~2 Z! f! n7 @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. , D( n$ b5 m1 m; [" v( R& x8 i8 k {' b2 W
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. 5 Y& H; J& D: L( O 7 [4 x1 s0 w# V1 P9 o: a9 k& lL: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? $ h! b f# c0 v2 f! p2 M" C! t# j: I1 H8 x9 R" u* k* ^
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!/ U/ H% }# \: y
: @8 \. l" V2 q* E; v, a# [; b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。 - l" Q( a( Q- \$ p1 m! Y) ]" U! i. ]* W% C% d
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