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. 3 _$ j- U0 T" ?: z4 O " c' T& j" L8 H( b5 @L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ; d, w0 i4 F3 Y* C2 W& @ 3 M s" f3 a! z6 |- ^" y1 eM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.7 {) X+ e @# `2 e& d
( P1 O0 d7 n7 G( Q' I3 xL：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？ 3 V R5 C0 X F; a, }3 ^6 O! x3 L7 h* w/ v! y
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. * S! n4 C+ |% O+ P) v! R ( W( \7 \. v- ]9 J" C/ RL：(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？* h" `7 m! @% T8 M! T5 X4 k6 C
8 g- p: U$ F; nM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.2 R% y: B3 ^! X9 t7 c
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? - Q: Z- q Q: _5 u4 F- L# Z' s3 u$ ?0 j u1 l7 |3 @6 M
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.6 m6 a5 u+ t/ l6 Y" Q
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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？ / E! B! w* }% D + { Q+ I/ d, u: u6 Y0 u! X# ?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.3 d5 C) z: }' W2 m
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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？! J1 C- Q1 b$ ]7 W3 |+ c& K
% n& A7 z3 M/ d; G T5 e' Z- hM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.' [" B& Z; M4 B/ T. b
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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.+ {$ {' I0 L: V6 M; E" D7 n- |$ t
9 x% X& c9 S: V: p6 }) y& yL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！* c7 c a5 v. q. _4 T0 U- {$ C# l8 f
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.+ R7 p! m: i, S, Q# A" k
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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。% t- v8 G& ]2 k& j" ?
% Q$ h$ W# @4 L% b. wM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. - n4 G4 N/ S: `; o" H- q 7 g" M$ j6 V; ?9 ^% qL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 7 I2 [2 | {9 @2 d$ {- q # q4 F/ I. A- U9 PM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ! z/ B1 P$ V- D( k* M7 J0 z) {. A
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？0 Y% q, [1 s9 j
# P$ q0 V7 b! l% yM：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. 6 V# U( s5 l6 q+ c 3 n( X1 w/ q& C- V0 LL：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？- Q9 u+ A# L x9 N& r
1 R, w, J* j4 `- X; ~' T% UM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?( n+ C5 b& x" k
* d! e4 k; |, V. W) m( i' KL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ; ]8 C; C' f) e" G0 V9 E+ _" h 8 ~4 ~# G/ Z! y/ LM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. % }; e# L$ j4 q. _9 Y5 v4 i9 s6 Z6 W4 Y& h2 g5 P+ K) \
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. + C4 ~5 s. t" k1 p7 [0 H2 L+ a" F2 M1 }
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 l4 i& [# I: f; I; F; P- l6 k . v2 K' T" Y& F8 ` F! s+ 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？) P7 F" T! _* a2 ?. G" F. o! a
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