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. 3 h+ x) L3 y' r" a' m- i! L3 Z/ ?4 S6 \
L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。5 N5 h3 E( M9 f0 x, w
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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.0 o2 A5 f" E: d: H
5 }2 h3 B' Q! J( n& B4 e6 CL: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?- t0 n. Y7 ?! R2 i2 i3 t0 E2 Y
7 \) W1 F6 E2 [5 jM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way." R5 x2 b- _" i4 k
8 H4 z* B ?% q7 u( F/ ]1 @, }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? # h8 P" f# Q! v& [0 q - K9 B( P& Q4 a1 i6 f$ j0 X2 [: I: sM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.; B5 `" I! \+ m7 r& b) U
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L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? & L- A: K9 s* e; u% N" _& R1 A ! ?) B" v2 j/ |5 K5 B, `. KM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( R( [* m( y- r9 N& S; T2 a- M , d9 N& K( L4 M' ?" Q: LL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?, v$ }: x& e# J8 v
# d2 X8 A: A4 p% S- \+ G) v7 \4 mM: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. a% ~, l/ q/ w2 Y+ Y ' F. d" `: X5 nL: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 g: V# i! k1 H1 S3 x2 `
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M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.5 U0 P% t3 u! f* w
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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。 % b% l1 G3 x' m" t8 N/ k * O" d/ I# X' A" D6 C0 TM: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. $ C M% c+ J& L- G* s( P& i1 _# f 8 |" ~, a P8 _9 h2 g/ E( b8 `L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!& j5 `4 E7 l* O% z5 d0 `% C
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 1 Y& t+ c1 J- v# [4 q: c" R4 p4 L! r- M; C6 M: \: @1 L% U$ k+ s
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。 2 ]8 S5 {* g8 H; D# x$ u" c+ e; f+ r* [+ c1 D- t
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.+ z+ V [8 u8 ^5 Z! G
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L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?2 I' v$ T) [) H
# W7 y, ~( T1 Y& U* @2 S2 ^! IM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.4 e! S. `3 I. u4 _4 d! L# n. ~
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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?, [ R8 S% ]2 M: O' _1 z
# J2 q% T+ l. z& q1 d- L: L! MM: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. " S* l- K. o. K% F+ p ( f4 O+ W; s' {( b* B6 b9 IL: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? ' q3 R8 {/ Q7 o' c6 _1 ?2 e2 t6 t7 y ( r0 a' L8 T* D/ J5 p+ J t& RM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?0 P# X+ A6 s% P
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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. " i$ S% c5 T6 X# l ; @9 @& w' g o3 Y# a1 r7 qL: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.7 k/ W8 P5 I1 j) m) x6 [
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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.# j( D8 j' w" N& n/ e+ l. s