( I: i" q4 ^5 O+ _! ZM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. w' `' h# T$ u8 r , q6 T2 w7 n( D8 B. I6 W aL: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? * b! a, L+ I1 ]! m 9 T* ~/ E% r4 e+ w8 j& BM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ; O1 e- F( y8 N# G* L) O3 A' ?$ @$ i6 Q c+ A. j
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?& b; C/ M& g, b) ^
: M! _, ] U0 ~M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. . t3 g. ]( E: n/ I5 s 1 R. f% Y* c; _# X# l1 T( dL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? 3 a4 [0 s* P, v0 D6 I* _ ; _' Y$ u5 u2 N7 S' U- b2 @M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 3 t; x* j, x/ [/ ~( L8 k W! b! `" I) c9 M% G( s; ]
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( U# P9 r9 I, i
8 P& E" h/ T- D% M" WM: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. ) O' }, w; u9 s A3 |6 \$ L ) \" b3 o4 f; D+ Z4 `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? / x9 a+ q" e! H3 }$ U) Q$ L* j
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.5 R ? u0 B0 l
, b3 X' Z |5 O X6 c$ ?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。 # H3 B( w1 y4 ^4 b ! q$ A) v; d4 e' R' T8 pM: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.& S, h/ H3 O6 D
l. x$ Y6 p& m- `8 ~L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!7 a1 S, S2 ], }7 S- N
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ' {4 b6 D" l9 {) ~$ K2 Q $ ^$ d1 u) K3 {* x- {4 P# ?) vL: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。 I! B! S! S* ]4 ^0 k% d/ ~% [; Y5 f- ]7 W1 J; u
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.! M- F" P2 u0 \+ g7 I5 \; _
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; F' T5 p9 o8 y5 ^/ `) q1 q& b1 RL: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? 8 C4 q- D: r$ l5 O8 c$ x( q$ |8 t @- z8 Z+ v9 {
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.3 L# j- ?! [/ m# r/ m
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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 L0 L% n7 w/ |1 X, m% }- n* V) A3 F5 R- f- {. x$ o# V
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ( t, e5 l! e1 R9 p& w5 o$ E0 n 4 x0 b% @' O8 y& }L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 * h& _7 ^. Q7 ^+ g) X8 ]7 u2 b, l8 r! g
M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.5 S; c3 h- u2 z$ z- r
+ o, q5 ^ \( o, g. FL: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.7 C8 p- ]# l4 r1 Y- @
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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.# J7 x, Q) U- ?$ G
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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?* |: L- c0 s" c: o
/ K% y5 W* @+ _, j( j% G, y* ]M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!; h. u' ^# @+ x: D9 q# w+ ?6 x- j
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