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.4 f. X5 a* r/ ~
( j% j6 k4 g; `0 OL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。4 j" `9 y1 T- K3 E' w
- T2 I4 v+ u& ]2 C$ V! s, |4 M/ I/ qM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.: G, K( J7 P) p$ Y/ J: A
& v+ w7 |; S R$ E4 m& UL: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?6 k% @" u! S( c5 p
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.. d( w" e; E7 a# D6 t; w4 f- |
6 W3 l/ [3 x* n, n' {1 l0 ?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?2 o9 ?4 q4 M D8 y
' l3 ^; C4 S; L: _& @5 Q6 iM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.0 Y) m- i8 M8 Z6 O: F" f) r( V
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L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? + ^, s. ^6 r$ |/ J6 j ! ~. ?4 j. L* b8 ^% x& a) S5 @* JM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.5 H. B; x7 n; s; k! M7 H& Y
\+ G9 \9 \: |# ` a2 qM: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. - T& \7 d: }1 M9 k9 O1 ]1 B! [) R; D# @. Z B5 K; C5 p
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?: ^# M1 u' p6 T8 m, w8 H! Q
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M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. - Y$ i: Z, J4 f) u 5 b; E {: _+ G: J# l; ?. _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。 . x/ t% T9 X; |# m! T6 |9 A% z% g- Q
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. . f& Z: B. F) t6 s0 } . @2 j: s& G. U: RL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! }1 j. U: z) A3 f) J# M0 ]5 z7 ]6 p5 e! t. {: \# F
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. . t! d9 z. w4 h- v2 a& U0 e# K6 i- {3 K( U- k+ e
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。 A6 W7 U. U1 h3 N+ }
6 F4 @9 T A. H& L }: \% XM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. $ r3 U5 H( a8 Q: e& F4 Q* X4 m W8 `# q# q0 R
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? $ k8 J5 J! h* c, }/ j6 [# j: Q& H3 d! K$ x# U( a) L6 q3 O& Z1 H: s* v
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 U3 J, f1 y, H+ G" i2 V0 I. w" b. D2 r/ ~
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?! Q! P; f- n% | `4 ^
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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. + d& v9 i7 d4 N. X/ d" Z' H1 @: c5 x" `# m) a1 E$ f* W& e- E; b4 H
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?: U: a7 S. J; X7 P- w0 @1 A
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L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。' i7 R- e; T$ L: w' T1 n: B- N
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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.6 S9 V9 ~2 b( S( @$ }2 p0 w+ n
' F, y& b: ^, Q. ML: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 L. w! g& F7 V
* V: I0 p/ Z: ]5 s/ v& FM: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.3 ?( J& |; d% c' z
/ r3 x) S6 M* |5 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? : E3 l+ ` ]2 t4 B8 P r r 7 l" H/ x; k$ h VM:Thanks so much, Li Hua!3 b6 _: `5 m/ `