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." p+ |9 d& K3 J; Y3 V% A; B9 D
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。9 m9 r- B) R9 E- n: [/ i/ K/ v6 b
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.6 k7 U8 H" j% p7 _7 R, _ y. r
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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？ & {6 G7 \* Z- x6 ~- R) g/ T ! e( N2 ?( D, `9 r7 O' eM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. & d: U( a5 B! Y9 [0 b: Z7 T + l8 |& G6 b, x" L% l- g+ EL：(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？ $ ^! x; k6 o( u9 U) p. \, j0 P: W2 }) s( [8 f% h! j$ |
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. " A& D8 N2 h2 F' [. H$ Z2 {! t ! }6 C9 s5 w+ I5 D$ U9 F$ sL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? & e7 s6 S& \9 N9 E - p. r; ~1 A6 ?) a' u+ l5 kM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. " u' e' v }2 x6 P5 ]$ S7 I; E* U) \$ u5 _. u: W, i3 N7 }
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ # {* ]: T0 k# K0 o3 l. d8 L: \ V' ^1 \1 [2 T" f
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. 9 }! k: y- M: ^: u1 [; Z / W6 L* I; y% K# g( rL：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？& ^2 q9 h! B5 z
" w, H3 P0 w6 `9 h8 e4 N% q- M7 H7 T2 ]M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. : \; J+ ^5 p! Q/ ^8 a6 V) Z+ n1 C6 V. ~: j
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。 0 @+ \; h6 h# x ~. c + B9 J* A% r! Z9 M7 T1 dM：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.4 n6 Z+ Q! D5 h
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ; ~3 T$ V$ p" ~) w. R+ B6 x: | $ L# J$ ?7 h" K8 Q' qM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ! {- y5 }9 Z5 h' e% [+ Z- c- o* L2 M. \+ K& |
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。 * u* w6 W, N# V7 X; O' R4 @ / b |- ? _8 HM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.2 P# r% o8 l7 U7 w
6 p" h$ Q6 |+ ^# U. W. x8 mM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 2 i& {1 _6 I( B/ t* O+ h- l- U$ ? A% D% E: N) w
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？ - o" ]2 ^) f$ s Y) H) ~- k6 U8 ~, f0 E" V; o7 N
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. 1 G4 L$ K/ X* l , g$ `; {( W) l6 hL：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 d$ O5 E$ H8 X. v! K( C3 N
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?( Z1 C( j: D2 _& h. ^ ]
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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。 / _' K' w: ?+ k$ [5 ]3 R; T ! R, w& A5 h* X- z' |" WM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.* Y8 K# z+ k0 _
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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.9 H: \" ~3 v5 B2 N/ w
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!. }8 e/ ]! G5 F& e1 H( W
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