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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? # L& f W+ k" b . I6 c6 \6 ^3 Z$ P8 o, |M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ! Q8 D) J% ?7 b# V3 O7 N% L4 g) s; [6 m/ r
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? , a1 T9 Z7 U4 Z/ H; G' t( j/ f; u: ]- U+ v
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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?4 k4 p, Q0 h0 n! T
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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.% ~# b* x4 R) s6 ~) e
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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? ' Q) @% j$ G! S9 E R3 j3 D0 N0 `+ m2 n( ^) n
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 0 V) z( a$ {; {) L) ~0 o$ c* _; Q1 o' o0 A: v
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。. I i* u% C# r0 d+ \
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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.6 Q- {$ u$ I& P7 u' O$ x
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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!2 f- R* m; e9 e$ h5 f8 b0 E
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.+ d! r, M }# D5 V" X$ e2 I1 ?
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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。 5 h$ Y. x) Y3 J" A3 X) c, l0 K8 N K2 p
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. % a" e2 N C4 T+ X+ q4 T- V% \4 A+ n8 r. |1 y; T
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? . p) M' E1 w; T8 n2 L8 }) n2 b* V# I5 K6 r# U% r" {8 G+ m% B5 g
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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? 2 v+ p" I) b( Q2 {. O. o1 G$ [2 C4 @: k1 h
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. 4 ?1 I- Z9 A6 J# C7 s u$ t1 P- L" h9 ^; Q+ \4 {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?% x( C/ C( s+ T; T
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 3 i, I- ]8 R, e! g% j n3 O3 C" q
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 . l8 S3 \9 C6 i. C9 j + k# p, E4 |. m* w3 f/ \M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. \4 K4 z; X; M7 x
- `# {9 x- @: w, \+ _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. 2 d5 b# T$ C c2 s& z) m" G+ o! M) m$ J
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. " t" S8 v& T) o+ R5 }+ o# {! b3 z2 P% W5 s- R W
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?; P8 ?$ \, W6 X7 }
6 ~8 `# u. t* ^9 j) N$ ]M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!) g+ l8 t* m& {+ |9 Z- h