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 D; m* Z# l
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 I. k1 Q. g& L# y6 f4 j$ C 4 [/ l7 Q* A2 Q: qM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.0 x* o9 G }5 w; M8 M' {
- {7 s8 r: U0 W4 xL：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？ $ b2 q6 x4 w+ k! }! C# ^) |7 w& @9 r8 L# }& G$ W4 F
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.6 j/ f' J$ c: C9 @* b1 v& G
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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？ 6 X( `: T& P# C9 d0 ]- u. K! T! x! Q) R9 `% v' \
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ' ~% M% {6 n( D. F; h8 o& R* @7 m& E6 F, A& Y! P3 Y/ D" @
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ' J0 U2 w( Z( N6 a7 f: ?+ U. C d8 m/ J3 j! x1 T
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ! Y& T$ v' }* M* t: s0 c" p4 U : r7 c2 }+ `' ^$ J) d4 @ NL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 1 b j- `" X4 Z# S! q' g $ }1 M t' S8 p# r% n5 _. I! Y2 cM：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. $ Y2 Z7 Y3 l6 c# Z! y T3 l0 V , O4 G( b: Z' [9 dL：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？: }' [4 l8 U% I5 b% w
5 r1 v1 y% f* _, v9 _4 z, oM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.: C0 F( H3 W0 E) @9 T% A) ?# \
: P' n" `0 q6 KL：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。! {6 J) p) t* A, V- W
- n6 g- y& m3 oM：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; }; p- K9 n/ z" c p
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！1 @# t8 U; d6 [$ _$ A* g. l V
9 ^0 Y7 |/ V0 _0 ? [. _1 _3 h& VM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. / x( ^# z3 I2 u7 @" _/ P6 A# [4 f, J4 q% a. F- Z d* r5 S# }4 S! C
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。 3 F( j; F/ Q, Y5 f% G! a. [+ P! H, S8 h, w' F. p! i1 j
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.' X2 K0 E9 j+ R. O S
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？2 S. H+ g; p' ~' Q2 z8 Z3 R
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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.5 m2 \6 i& o/ l3 Q! Y: D
' `7 S% F8 w; y% M" IL：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？ / C& u. N2 @" S( g0 S0 R+ c( v; N$ J" D- E9 G Y
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.- b! s! m" f& D. b# I% F& D
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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？ 7 E; `, }8 L q% I! _ 5 A& [' G1 Z$ L) `M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?2 N3 Z* n0 {; z4 |( D2 }5 n2 f
Y7 _. I- k: i( o W5 AL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 + P/ ^ N. X% P, o" _- g 5 l# e- O2 M- ]' K1 G7 `M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. + G0 f0 A" n( P# [% D' W; b$ G* H! q
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. 4 D8 ^6 B& z; s7 k( \ b1 q9 D7 y2 B5 v
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. 5 }' n3 o7 {; g# G* a ; g" O- H# M) F+ d( c2 BL：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 Q9 f3 _0 Q' Z9 n% D. _ 9 J; Q2 [. x) `. n2 z! y0 M. j2 bM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!% J( {! U: {+ N9 x
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