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. & O; f3 p" {/ r8 T) x9 _ 5 p# Z2 p1 c$ k6 P/ ^L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 3 X- ?" Q4 J+ O8 n o* m5 v2 z+ _5 i, V( m
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 9 ~ }& C! F$ a# u! m / }# A9 X9 g$ |- IL: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?; b0 R8 {( Z, z1 X" M
3 U- G0 q. h/ u9 `0 aM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 6 V% Z) \* r+ \0 B* z/ G6 X 3 o! y+ l# n7 r4 AL:(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?$ _3 |- b6 d2 I+ U( d/ t
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.5 t! ]- o, E- O% v* U" F$ n
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L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?! ^9 k" r: F) t( V3 c
& h9 X! G( m# L( P1 u; {4 c! } \% [& DM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 3 V; ~ Y0 b# t5 r/ U' ?/ D' c* Y# ~2 x* _, C
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?$ i$ {- W1 ?5 y( w8 e9 J4 N, k
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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.2 K* o1 p$ ` N s
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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? * \' H3 |# ]5 l 5 t# k$ {" w- E' mM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms./ u C) ]$ A( x1 B7 E; {8 u
' [( W9 U5 B0 }" w, M5 E. SL: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 S2 `( ~- N2 a0 y% Y( ?2 F }
' R: k5 _0 ?- e' NM: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. * H" M5 ?& i. A % Q5 D4 K' d! u4 e3 xL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!1 W4 K# U' X2 V! _
0 j8 J7 r) W; _' d; GM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. - O1 a% ^4 ?2 H0 e. x. `7 i4 d$ Z! N
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。 0 T! G# \9 j* m/ w4 J) z) u4 q8 t% E, b; ]# w. |' Y
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.8 _2 W* K6 F% l5 i! u
+ L5 J* }6 `/ ~$ w4 p& ~L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? ^: U; k1 e7 z4 i
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M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.6 ~( i% y" _. J6 z9 u/ N* M
2 f; I, g: M; O+ D; k. \; VL: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 g# \$ |/ H# E* F
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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.* X( r$ {6 D% n4 t1 ^1 \# s
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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? 5 E6 F0 h( ?4 }, [* K; N8 d6 x + ?+ x& t8 Q7 TM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ) I% c) B* {) {3 b: L$ A; o 4 Y/ k' d" p" b5 P+ ^L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。5 Q) {7 ~+ u5 u4 T8 ~
E1 ^2 F2 a- H! [. TM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.3 O8 h; D6 b# u9 G! ~( Y4 S
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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.2 t( O0 F1 H# P3 o7 r
2 ?$ n1 b* x4 w, B9 {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. ) z& D( c0 C1 a9 D " o9 ~3 N+ ?, m& D3 u3 u7 h" }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?' t+ n: q/ D$ K' w) d4 r& m$ @
) ^! z( G% v' d# z$ l. bM:Thanks so much, Li Hua! 8 n2 q+ L9 A+ Q! X8 E: G1 e; a# U1 t& M' {$ h
今天Michael和李华在谈话中用了两个意思相对的词,一个是drained,意思是非常累;另一个是wired,意思是精力充沛. 这次[流行美语]就到此结束,下次节目再见。* I+ r9 }; l1 g; n9 x
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