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. 6 S: u1 m9 [ u6 A* a3 z& s " p! K) x7 B5 q9 j; C A& nL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 # _4 ~! y7 v% r p9 f) M; ?* A4 @9 C2 A$ ]* M7 v) }
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 4 T1 } i a9 f( e* ]. c, g% p& {" ]9 X
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？ 0 P2 _1 ^+ ~. m% W& X& L , @% B( Z' O2 h7 B5 }; uM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. $ x0 q) W6 _" ?8 @) N- R7 n8 V. n5 x6 h& J# X4 a% g2 B z0 J. k
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？ 3 \' [# m6 p- r5 V8 \' N5 S& o$ R" j5 A% {- d" v
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. & Z, W7 H7 ^0 D- e7 ?) O+ J. S, K* T' q" \! f
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?* {' |5 C9 ~. m- t: y& _& \% A
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.' @. o% N: H! a9 @$ Y7 R
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* l; U* c. \, sL：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？8 I& Z6 O" o5 P+ t2 m, @% g1 |
1 O, k0 x! w% @M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.* {. ]( I8 l- E& i8 t
6 o9 g/ x4 K: T F5 L2 LL：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/ U p4 ~% t# x" e4 |) c" I; k$ E' t
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.4 D4 e8 U. y$ ]5 S
* [5 L4 `$ g' ^4 y- Q0 Y4 {+ Q ML：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 6 R# Z" Z: m: V x8 [5 P `1 C) \4 \0 }0 t; b" z( _
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.7 k1 a5 ^- \% r; f2 w5 J4 F$ B( z
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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。; G% Q: C8 @+ J% b. ^
" @ H! x, u+ K' R" t8 WM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. * p# s5 U) i# J7 i3 X6 v! P" l _* G6 [; f: F' e* C9 s$ |
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？6 h$ k# B7 E( t& U
/ }( y, Q1 s) O2 q6 Z! g* [M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.4 ]+ V! k: u; ?, }4 S& A3 w5 s O H
" U, P5 A: m8 W! q* _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？5 x( [; ?" }- x' k* G) N5 p
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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？/ ]) `- N* p8 n9 k' }& ]9 P
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ; }0 j+ P, x8 N% `& W4 ~! b& f0 ~8 ]$ I* H3 h. e/ v5 y2 X
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。6 I: d G( W g9 d0 t
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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. * ~2 y! [5 U: o- p6 K" p+ t$ o: c& P& | % l) W4 Z' W; {1 b8 I/ _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.: F$ h, [% v+ S, W7 u5 D0 d+ A
; w* |* F3 m# [" D1 m6 q6 N7 iM：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. + ^' P, A7 ~' R! N. y. W' |8 {9 h$ `( }8 z
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？/ R d1 E, J9 [, t
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!2 F5 }, g1 s" U7 M# N
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