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. : Q$ `2 x- O/ j" P$ z( J8 k) Z( r d; {! a' z* z
L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。# P1 Q* t( k5 l
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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.8 ?( [$ H6 y0 w2 o0 A. F1 J( g. V6 G
/ C6 n. _ q" u+ }' YL: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? r! d- d: m4 g3 f: b1 U7 M7 z 4 a- [4 C6 O8 n7 \% n# [" q/ wM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. , Q. ~) V+ l! V: A$ L2 X . [2 g; F" q9 c9 k6 K# t8 b& }) KL:(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? 3 W. ]* B }& f' t ! r c# j7 b; h8 iM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ) X+ b, v6 T7 i% h% V: |" }# M) t; v% g5 y
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?; ^) N5 e7 h% V$ G4 Z
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L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?9 V1 u: f$ e9 ?& T& _7 u
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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. $ t; s- I% d4 g" ^: U* t( S, E# S# J) K+ K0 X; C3 p$ Z0 X# q9 v
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? . D$ S2 \0 O7 @/ B & n/ [" G2 |( O% ^2 G) r( QM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. - ~! _4 u8 E" ^7 v9 K$ E$ \# f- _! }5 U2 k8 ~+ U
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。9 a& P* v% o9 d- q' Q
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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. 1 Y9 \, B( a5 J" W7 U Q6 Y6 L7 B) Y) n% x
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! 3 x: k2 E) D& A- _' @) I 4 R( q6 L: p4 p$ W+ pM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.& h3 f! E6 @ Q6 `5 M( g! s
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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。 7 F7 @% O3 e* E# R. p5 }0 d0 g& l$ S) u* x; D8 g+ H
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 5 ^6 G1 _/ k f ; e$ Q) R( m1 f0 ]0 |, {6 UL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? 1 f$ T6 S8 z4 B) T2 w ) q% j2 V# n _( h9 @; z3 R9 ZM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. % l, f" ], B! ~7 J U5 A " ^0 |7 h, N& J: }7 E2 `& Z dL: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? - s1 Q7 a8 h [0 M- S $ x6 l. Y0 E3 n7 N2 n- vM: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.) {* r2 e K: ^# {2 b+ e
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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? 8 y( j- I3 a& E6 k/ V - u& E4 w1 W6 j3 u6 R7 n9 TM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 5 H! a W2 \4 N- q/ D " g; o$ n9 Q# x( _" I# C5 cL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ) d; Q+ U @' C& y0 B, {0 q$ T7 x1 g! x' }% i
M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 1 w3 j2 S% |0 L7 c6 E" a. R# q) e 6 I9 H1 U5 |5 O& {9 b6 p; ^( |6 DL: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., V. |! N/ Y: Y7 D
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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. 8 m/ F9 M% x/ j, a" P: h2 V" J. V. \5 y6 G
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? 0 f. L& w# @1 J/ V x, G& v8 w0 y1 i. l+ f: j
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!3 A- E$ Z1 b" W