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. & |( d, N5 l7 q( b5 s& {% G5 z3 i7 `+ M p: K9 @2 m7 J0 u- {
L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 2 K5 X$ l3 W) ^/ D$ l3 g: ~4 u6 y( a9 s9 E, s7 Y: ~+ G7 N: b
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 2 K+ N1 T% u0 ?& K S3 T1 a1 R- w$ h( d' x; ?* y8 j3 h! ]4 h- p% |
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? 9 }5 P" d" o, _4 Z6 r6 ]+ Y0 R* q( E3 | x
M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. . i* N* m# e/ \$ [& [) x# l) j* b9 k V. |4 z, u. B* P8 O9 v0 TL:(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?& C3 X j* c4 ^, u* p
3 v/ h$ @& l7 BM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 1 h! p% i4 t/ z5 q" @) |2 g# x. |2 s; k
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? o# ~, W- X8 @' K, F |: Y( z* @8 [) T
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 5 ^7 C1 K+ o* e7 _. Z( m6 Y: ^; b: ?. R5 g) M B3 _. W
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? ( V3 A" d. |% R3 r # M1 N6 ~) C' u8 @9 ~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.9 e. m( B# \( o: H. Q& [% b+ A
. z) P3 |# [6 R3 a! q" VL: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? ) L+ }1 M" E' U) [% q ( `" V8 e3 s. \0 J6 E5 y# i- b' tM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 9 K: q+ ]/ X+ P5 J/ j+ S( B m2 P; @/ `2 g
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。$ b6 L8 c5 r; a, y1 N& X% {
U- W( c% _$ \+ M* ^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. % M# V& U0 O5 J- c + J, }' u/ l0 wL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! & s8 A1 g* _8 ]+ k1 e+ j( t P# t% p
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. , k5 h5 v7 D: W2 k6 _3 \ / r0 L9 p4 |0 X+ b! \7 V8 GL: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。 2 h% @2 `0 N# f, X; G2 n" v' C( W1 h+ Q; F+ Y8 O* X- ?
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.+ I6 N: ?2 U8 `- c z
- T" F, n3 T. Q9 o8 L9 T, ML:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?8 T- g6 @/ _; r$ n
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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. 7 X) u+ D) O) C+ C6 R) e0 u. K- F- Y- a# a& T$ r' U
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?, f( W' k; \, s( c$ i
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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.2 x, x: V' U6 e( Q$ V" j
1 r" `! s: }( ^% Y1 qL: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?$ ?/ u( o( x! `7 i8 ]' Y8 a& n
8 i* L" \- F0 DM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 4 T, [* h+ n9 ]& s5 F! \! y w4 X' `- Z4 U8 D2 F
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。4 m! M) `4 ~. Q4 f
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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. , @* Y2 {& u& g5 C: r4 ]# i9 b$ W; g) t
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. ! |! ?8 N) @& B: D % ^2 ~ T6 Y* B# QM: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.# v# t% V6 Q: Z
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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?0 R u, v/ O1 j/ j- z. T
; }4 ~2 O6 A% W% p$ [7 F* KM:Thanks so much, Li Hua!" I/ Z" t4 ^/ X( m