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.( V' \" d4 U% n
4 Z/ z* O1 k/ ?" t qL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。& D, @; ~& V$ p& C
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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ! D9 \* H+ ?( p0 ] 1 }, ]- C' s. m3 M2 `; E8 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?5 H; v: s0 g: Q& A& e7 R
/ H" V" j6 ]: W2 G( Z* KM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. , g+ Q w4 g0 v w% X' Y) u$ s $ Z/ T+ `1 ]% M+ L/ {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? 8 g, U( w1 ~# @ n5 t: V7 I* b 9 c. V. [1 k, iM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. * E% E1 J6 K. x* j9 a& K% m! l& m( ^& {% `6 \3 J. g; \4 n% C
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? # z- Y2 p# @' o q/ I8 `* Q! n! d: [+ j
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.* @8 q5 w8 ]: Y2 D8 M& Y" R; e5 m
8 J5 A5 E: O, w) tL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? 5 Y" W7 w2 K& p J+ j0 s$ R 4 C) B' Z6 j$ X2 O2 X7 |3 h' s3 `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. 5 q# ?: ^: t1 _3 ]. S8 @7 [3 K0 U+ p5 q5 }0 w
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? 0 w, n! E' G" u3 c" d4 m: W5 _6 Z8 z2 B4 ?# M4 o. f' s& ?% y
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 9 B* F9 i' c0 K+ s5 @ ; C. R( C5 D6 ^# V+ h o2 ^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。0 m1 A: k' \- ~; M4 Y' p7 ]; _! S
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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. 7 p* A: a! r) P( [0 J# r 6 m4 h& O( R- DL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! 2 s2 _& O$ r) u8 `% M/ H+ w5 j4 Q( c8 d+ @- U! x# k
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 2 }$ u7 w8 O1 P* I 3 C8 `- ^+ S( o. YL: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 P; c6 L3 V! \% `2 p& I7 M* K R4 V! d+ O" N5 q7 u% O% B
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. u1 R) A) K1 |% A/ a- Z$ Z" L* d7 c* X; W- ^+ e
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?5 B2 [/ ?5 o2 s. y# y# m, n$ e4 W5 Y
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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.% o9 Q" N. s3 \4 J; _* l* E
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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?) s9 v5 l* F$ I) u
1 x7 i. e+ X% |' Z' b& l% {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. ' a' r2 n$ n/ @% G* I' S% W/ S; M# |( \
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? 4 V$ D C2 k, @) ?# v( F- i% W ; }7 e* {) \, C5 [6 kM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ! C: q5 V: v' t# `& A1 r0 Z+ ]+ g. z+ D( x$ ]
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。, U6 Y. z# w; Y. E- [ `+ B
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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.: G: }1 J3 q' F$ W
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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.) r& {- i& x/ `$ {) y# G
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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., p- G( e: i4 R9 c! Z# F3 C