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.2 S/ l8 O( Z. {+ Q' }( V0 v6 K$ w2 m
& t2 k- {- n: v$ I3 B; M+ mL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。" I0 U* `$ q. y! S5 W& f: ?5 Q
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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 7 w f- c5 \9 Y1 j % `0 h* m" F5 SL: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? 4 m/ B) \5 D- t9 t8 b5 Y* r! J- B; O% \3 T2 W# f0 s+ ?* i
M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. & r+ I+ u) G! F# C$ o# ]/ L 1 `: [! Q* R3 q1 } e/ {( QL:(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? + {! p4 Z3 A+ x& ]" v + R/ O& x) I: I- P+ Q! v6 LM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.: E' ~7 s$ M4 ~, u- @) n
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L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? ) |1 u& l, B$ d- ^' [) i& G1 y" q1 Y9 e : F' f! a% j6 h0 W. `M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 4 M+ }) P/ p: x6 w j7 V- \9 W8 ] + B3 G8 c" \# l+ 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? 4 @ v' Q$ t/ d7 K; {/ y4 u ) e/ E/ B! u0 m& Z4 F, y, U4 ^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., e6 k7 n2 O9 U
$ d5 Q7 I: ^& x0 ?( e7 `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? $ }7 ~9 E. ~! f% @9 e2 A8 d' F6 S. p1 t% {: q
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. % D% e% V, k' e# O/ k% i4 i [( r# |. V# q; i
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。. _4 l" t! f+ e( N a9 }4 Y
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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. ; O9 e# J! R. q3 R) M' |$ t7 k C9 u: k9 r: V$ L9 `
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!& [- h6 L+ }+ z8 K( r2 w
" D4 j9 U3 R' g7 B$ [7 k" QM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. % o4 Z: F% O; j8 N r a. C0 j$ b/ x1 g* M9 z2 F- A
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。 1 `7 b6 x# Y$ H# B, f1 | J. S ; S9 h/ `* G9 ~6 c5 m/ u* LM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.. q2 A. ^& `' p- w4 c7 h. B
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L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? 4 `& k1 b$ ]' W* k. R: V W: _ - ^) e% a! v2 V7 Q" A' P3 kM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. * j( V- |, o/ s( M4 d- y) c7 { & P+ H/ M5 i JL: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? & o ~( c1 w# D+ L6 B 0 X! R8 s2 ~9 _3 w& Y: a' mM: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 }( n7 g' i3 p, V; ]0 W" ]3 [9 f( w9 q" \/ F
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?8 [! F. v2 i) c4 U& g; K' x7 q# x
; S* s! X5 J0 z F. f* YM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 3 Q/ u2 f# w+ q- b% f . F, [# Y; t5 ^% L( p4 p/ _L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。% X$ e( s v1 X# g, ]
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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.' _0 p& @$ T, B
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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?2 v) X/ Z/ V. A" A3 @1 l
. |- j8 Y! E1 C8 {& n4 GM:Thanks so much, Li Hua!2 z% n; W9 N) K( v* a