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. % I& {+ j6 u: d+ }# u9 `* B6 l! R8 a2 t: C! B U4 J
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。( p. a2 d! v) E: T- a! p% ?
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.+ C, ~3 v; H9 o3 t: h* A3 i
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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？ 7 p& C6 k/ f: u4 B% l0 v) h" f0 b1 {4 a. o
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way., @, j0 q6 `$ w4 {; |& f m
# {& h* n. O6 }$ IL：(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？9 L; a! f- o( s- G& T# w
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.+ y$ P9 b0 a! C v
; T2 q3 l) d+ M2 ~6 ~" `. ML：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ' s1 k4 Q* S% c* H0 h # ^0 G" J9 z& M& QM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 0 \6 K# \: }' H! m; f* s, x% c9 ~% p7 ~# K
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ " @, Q! Y2 d5 w$ L3 P/ b# f5 g. M$ X4 d) F
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./ X; {, s1 K2 O* B1 F6 H
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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？0 S# z# D z$ x* {7 L
, x1 c0 a# @' uM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 3 ]# `5 F) K% m4 E+ S& q5 c# {/ j1 H# b/ z8 s6 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。1 `- @# }+ ?5 F' `
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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. A/ S5 M- \$ i! x
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.; e2 \1 D4 h \, n" Y9 E
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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。4 j6 d% C8 }5 g
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.7 h& w V3 a& O) A! Q9 i
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ & u9 P6 P. V* G- V) Y * B1 o$ W# v; Z6 b0 |1 f, bM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.' p; c7 w4 z/ q, c
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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？ 5 x7 g% K5 S9 \5 k# J 4 h3 N3 C9 X# E' f1 qM：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. + j* k1 p. T% G: Y7 o( O$ R/ Z6 x8 z
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？ 4 |1 K- N7 e' d3 u- a5 b. p / N2 x& g4 i9 r0 VM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?, D5 y8 E( Y, r3 y. 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。: Q6 N7 w& I! C1 N. y- _$ v: N: R
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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.: M3 E: H, j$ N( Y' l! x. q
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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. 1 A9 A, d# c: K! D5 N- {4 \ M5 {% a9 W$ j# @ [1 S
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.) L" R: Q3 \5 M X! k' p
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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？$ x+ x/ u+ W) L; T5 m) ]2 L
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