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.6 T, E) ~3 ]3 g1 v2 e0 [; s
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。! p* S( D% O2 K
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. + R5 s1 t0 P- u' N% ]3 X8 g6 a3 N+ J* w) [/ _1 I; p
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？ d2 B6 I2 W* }0 \ s% ]) ?# N: A- B' |! P
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.' z8 @. L* x4 ?5 S8 j1 P
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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？ , |/ o$ `- K& C' L 5 k' s6 `* t2 q# tM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.3 H' G8 ^8 h2 q
; X$ ]6 r' O- A( KL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?+ f/ P) C7 w( V( Q8 o, t
- x+ `7 g6 z, R6 Z) }9 OM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ; ?* b3 k1 j0 p: K+ O- [6 ~6 l: e8 d$ h
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ / t6 e9 C0 G8 G+ F1 y' `' Y. F4 h
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.% n2 d9 D4 X. u2 `: r
: l& v: K2 `$ K. I) j4 CL：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？: K+ F1 r8 K& g+ _+ V5 r6 K
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. / Q4 e4 |9 [3 w1 s 8 P8 `. Y7 b3 a% i! F2 yL：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。 J/ W" M* I) w7 b k5 V' Q- s2 i" q0 X' u* Z9 I. ]2 \
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. & O7 _# t7 O; M: } ; d5 c: V$ d8 u3 A0 D, |5 ]( cL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！2 Q* ]- Z: \6 V$ L
6 ]4 X/ Y+ l4 F0 _ PM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.1 m x# U" |4 G6 G
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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。 6 l3 Z; c! h* d$ F 1 u* B* e0 U! @; P& ~! cM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. $ {; _4 O9 {% h/ P' b) [3 j" {+ O3 H. Q: v
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 6 B& K; m5 O ?3 M- ~3 x! _9 H0 a: d, b" S2 b5 l9 ^6 A
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 5 O, Q3 ]; b2 a4 A" l. `! k' L* f. x( V- G
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？ ' y* @$ E$ [# E1 y " q2 t2 y! i6 J8 D3 uM：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.2 X, k3 j7 s, X# s# H9 l, Z2 x+ R
! x7 S5 z* s8 G0 l: ?. WL：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？ I: f. k' P q4 t1 c- o5 D 0 y/ D: ? D* l6 [/ X9 l: W2 W5 P1 pM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? e& A4 U5 ?7 h 4 O. D$ S; K- KL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 2 @. t& M7 M5 \# @: G0 ]9 b) ^( J' J % k, g# ?1 ?" sM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 1 @* h4 l! X) h9 A) u+ P, U' }& Y" ?& K9 x) o. J% U- h9 c
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." a+ o) g6 H( x) W2 Z1 K
9 I: e) f5 s% @& V' `' \8 dM：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. 2 O( D1 q( v0 z. P3 b1 U5 i( D* ]# K, M& i3 i" o5 K6 v/ y( @* W- o
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？3 V, r; j: P" M2 E7 }- G
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!" F: x7 {- G# G- A' X9 R$ M6 M7 M3 K0 A
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