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. / {( r( j5 x1 c* {! B: t# ]9 Q # l$ x7 @0 J4 J/ S @L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。7 d6 t% e1 k6 S2 e
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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 9 p7 o( c- }" h2 O o ' h, \/ H7 }3 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?: `+ G) K' }# g/ m1 w' g
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 9 j; }2 E4 J# @( K3 R! X% }& t1 e' Y# W- m
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? ' a7 P' @( h6 \& X4 E% ^, s0 p7 h! j9 n; P! N
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.3 `! K7 S8 C5 v
4 v" N3 }' O6 kL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? * T% ]1 o. j4 j+ U5 @& N 0 a" }( b3 |# U* n7 KM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.- X4 _( l* H3 [7 v
3 S0 J$ ^$ c+ G2 dL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?" A: A3 d' k) E" A' t v8 D; A' C
+ m- n9 b% o2 u) FM: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 R V( G/ d! G3 w8 V# x: h j3 V 5 b5 a0 S, B( O8 d: ZL: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? $ R8 K0 Z1 c* ^- [+ A0 ]2 ]1 s1 ]9 \4 A7 P! R" `* R2 Y1 R
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.6 P' D! ?9 W" i- _) Q5 \
- h! n- y. P( N6 @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.$ u, W- y+ o9 N2 M
! H6 o7 [" Z9 T5 bL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!5 S9 @' }8 R" g. v2 C' W1 ?2 K8 ^8 f
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.5 `: Q0 V& V2 j# a( W& |" G
H. [# C6 |# p1 v2 BL: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。5 U# R0 O+ Z7 Y, ~6 ?6 _
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M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. - t( E% P2 _& ?( i, S5 `. B1 M' ?- ^- V
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?, q4 X: o U8 R+ R, f
) ]" L- f+ A3 k4 t/ T3 }M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ; |* T" b! b) Q5 x% i8 C4 S, y) r; S 6 A& x. p6 t) ~/ x, BL: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? 9 ]( \" g1 \# j& {5 S# `, P; F; W7 X3 ^" n
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.; L$ v# j9 w4 H- ^' Y! Y$ S, l& `
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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?9 ^; @8 q9 {! s! A
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 3 e+ P: K& t) Q# T" @+ ~) x& y& w3 [5 q3 D7 M/ L: d
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 : s6 _7 E- O) J7 M+ ]$ Z$ h4 b2 A! a5 x: J( s/ Q& S6 w, R/ Y
M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion." c9 d# V* R2 b
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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. ! R! ]- x/ g- P1 C3 ^* a! v! ]# ^7 Z
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 t ~0 L4 s! ~+ \4 S; Z