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. - V) J& l! ]9 q( p: r; | - I5 v) i$ Z3 j V8 U0 @; TL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 , I1 @6 Z! E& b; s8 a- g+ c0 H3 q8 {7 r# W: t1 P4 K8 e
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 8 `* T% ^6 X, S. r5 Y. C2 |: }* [' E; n8 N7 D$ R; O) d* i5 }
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?4 r% y' ?% o1 |% g3 g' B
: r) \0 a% V" K% jM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.3 p* c1 n9 v( z" D/ A _7 K- v
: ]2 l, v( h- z; o# oL:(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? : L- s# @( s/ O6 d# q4 o& L, c! T: Q2 _* R
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. / z7 ]/ }9 {3 T J7 M) [6 K3 RL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? S# }0 X* @ _1 O* g: Q 3 d. S$ R, S- Y; H4 D7 w$ gM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.0 G0 l0 M- m/ F( e( j: H0 I
' \: X) ]1 P( u; F2 W$ F+ U! uL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? * f$ d5 c2 F6 _( l& b% d( }1 t0 \& {" w! i' E
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. 7 N+ j6 P6 j- \( K2 E. q; C . V4 r2 t4 z6 U+ n6 uL: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? 3 i& i. O2 s1 L0 ~' H. Z5 u- O! u' }0 j: F+ S4 }8 ^9 {
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. $ H+ k }7 p+ m/ @8 W; L8 A) O* O+ j: W# R
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。 ) J7 O8 y0 X+ L' y1 R _7 [7 Q' z2 _& R6 H+ x& G$ u% W) f3 o W
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. 3 C/ A5 M) t/ _$ l9 I0 f; }1 X, F {2 I/ s& i5 y9 ^8 N% a
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! * Z3 |4 ]& [* L8 B + t6 Q! v& q$ c* B2 vM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. , m9 P# C0 R) e! W4 T+ k. v9 H5 U5 w0 B
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。3 f' a. d3 }5 r8 x
9 T4 v i3 O1 V' E5 R- HM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 7 ^( a7 D- h! _* ]0 | l7 z8 a ! c7 |2 E4 x. F- ~# m/ ]% K% s, E9 jL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?# @! ^2 y: ?# J4 K, f
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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? / w9 X5 {( b0 i5 D: z L& q$ _/ ~+ j8 J' o0 a) D5 Y
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. 9 q: D3 b9 a* }) u3 P* q) F$ w7 J 3 ]7 ? d( k: v* u7 U* l5 P# KL: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? 7 X" {. S9 j/ W1 K, ]- f- Z0 ~& M7 o( b- A% I+ \7 D! A. X
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?8 A2 ^6 O* V; p
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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。# {$ ^8 [$ o) D4 e ~2 l# u
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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. 3 P" @5 ^& w0 S9 w- v* u+ }% _8 T' p- r( E- g0 @
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.9 `8 l0 X" Q5 M