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.1 ~8 o4 n; a. H2 S+ G
. N: ~7 f1 z8 O u' a6 g% \L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 3 x. O0 O% m$ y/ b 1 ]+ q( s: J) v; L, I' uM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.# {5 g( G' Y. E( S7 K
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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?* }. ~3 I: V: Z% { [9 s' X: x0 X
, I" S- V( U0 y& e2 v9 p# d) aM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. : ~2 l0 [' D* d, c 1 J' f9 ?* V k' @3 BL:(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? 7 a5 W: C0 H+ u) @6 g H- f# h- W( ]) m5 E$ S2 a* V: v
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.& d# s9 J; Z Q- L$ D% e
/ E L8 U6 ]+ h) s: s6 AL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? ( k- f B4 |( o6 [: I4 i! e+ s* q" h! R+ b1 Z8 a2 l# T
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted./ {: s+ l$ ?! s j# f, H) ^4 W
* Y8 |! [2 v5 K4 \# [' \4 A" S9 QL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?0 e9 w6 F. a ~0 z* x
! x T2 y+ f& rM: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 _: y2 | `2 s# I' l& S$ {9 h- s0 f/ Q( c0 e
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? * q2 y" O8 o1 j- a! Z h/ C1 W8 a" u* }) D3 ]* K" MM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 7 X [! G7 o, u* H7 } z- g0 n: L 5 |' |7 a8 K& F& [ wL: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。 8 l( p1 G3 \6 P9 Y; y% q& j 2 }) [- a5 o) K* j3 _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. ( O6 ~! _5 X& w" Q) x 9 s- b2 U$ s! V2 u6 ^3 ~. i- X* A9 RL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! 6 S1 _1 M2 p! \ c1 j, }0 t% { N+ w$ W2 T
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.3 n% a0 Q( Y2 e. n1 e
! X) ] @; F# Z+ NL: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。 : y- S3 }- e* l) Z7 e1 F; P6 F3 C $ E7 `: J& I+ [: }0 O8 Y" ZM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.+ a- U, o! }% \, t' ?: d! y
1 Y, `: T5 J2 ^, G; C9 Z/ Q7 H7 yL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?% A" G" g% S3 Y$ }2 s
5 F' z3 @) [! \- c" OM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. # o2 l9 d2 v; h& x. N. Q. O' H9 G6 d& ]! v) m8 T" a
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? 9 Q4 e9 T4 W- n) y6 x- Z ' h; T9 F2 @) \5 J) I0 JM: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. 4 X1 o, W, h# G9 a: [( Q# v# \+ E; N3 C. [8 n0 q1 z
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? $ ^1 i) C& `" t) Q: H) n ! G% L! H2 U& E4 G- N0 N0 SM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? % L- J* C# ?1 V; r$ D8 |8 m! k' X2 X0 H
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。0 ^, | w$ i9 i) s. 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. 4 m1 r' H- D8 n: \; i - T$ a) p6 h4 T$ [) u) |3 NL: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. + A5 `" }+ D1 f0 D, }, K& R9 Q* Y( D& j) M3 e9 G
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." ?' v( m+ Y# N, u, Q' `6 K" r8 v
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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? M) i# g. `2 y' b $ [2 D' b* @1 {; Z6 U9 t! u" ~M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!2 j, \( S7 v# }$ d- A# f
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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。 8 b9 r# A |* k* n/ b6 q9 E4 _& X, m+ b. ~* n+ X0 W$ T, j
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