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. , I5 y2 b& `; F/ O0 }9 ] 1 s- L+ K8 d- Y) o) Y6 ~9 `L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 ! b, p' `% A% G. l- V! o4 @- q! r. F- N3 b, H' `( t6 b5 I+ e
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. . q! g `; t& ~3 S. A) u2 X+ A Y% x$ Q
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?. z; X! X o- }+ C- B1 F4 b
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.2 _! @9 U/ }4 b% R
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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? % P2 P# i0 b7 e1 Y, g . f% B6 ^2 T: ^3 F- N1 fM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. / {$ ` }- w2 l; q- R7 Y/ b8 G% x 2 u1 h `9 _. s! [5 c7 rL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?9 O, H& C0 ?7 i
8 I8 c2 {7 T4 _ k* Y5 FM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. : z L/ k5 S3 A: b! k. q; S % R3 ?2 h% q) y: G, ]L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? x) z8 |% H8 K) S0 K$ ~
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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. + ~; P6 P# l4 _/ J" P3 p4 a ! z4 o+ o& A3 r/ O1 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?0 e" @4 X" L- L8 s/ }
. i% W. n/ E( ^# q# R' CM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. l/ ?1 f' [& n7 U/ i. r# h 8 s- K4 I5 O2 y( oL: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。 / T6 {' } z1 z* k$ A4 W% R# l& l5 f8 {5 c
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.2 T2 z/ x/ G5 I9 y6 h! X* b5 d
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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! 5 D; R9 x( @* d6 }/ ^* `" ^2 ~; _$ z/ Y/ S: r- Z
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.9 q* b6 f. t3 c
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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。" C! f$ i5 ?( C+ J
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L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?% h" ~& g6 w: j2 v- o$ Y
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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?, k6 P0 |2 o/ O+ t' Y u" Q
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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./ m: r7 Z& S/ }' Q$ V t* M
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?9 ?0 X& @# z2 m
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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. , ~- H9 r, i+ _4 _1 r: @, h) o! O' n) s: |- [7 f
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 J$ U/ H( ]5 m8 C0 |' y% ]
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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. ( ? V1 \3 B# d1 R6 ~9 w/ H1 D5 r& P% y3 R7 v( j$ R- l
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?- c" z/ X4 h- y9 N7 X
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M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!9 X' p3 e3 ?9 }* V