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. * z8 l- X5 D, B1 c. R3 E ' z3 y) J C3 |" HL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 5 d" o3 x6 m' e+ ^( G. ~ $ Y% z8 i2 M3 \' Q! XM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.# I0 k9 a$ N7 E" `# l
' D- B/ L D w; ~# f) WM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.! b# Y2 B1 N8 y
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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? # \8 J2 C5 m* C) ^2 {3 X2 ]0 R$ x' O; o6 N6 a+ A
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.5 r/ Y, d% G* }+ X h. D' u
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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? 3 k* L( u* j i" }: j4 P 7 [( q1 i3 ~6 cM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.! V- k9 V" D: ?: m1 ^
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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。 N# r3 @1 ?. J$ L( W9 `
: x q; M- {2 ^7 b% p+ `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. ; m/ t# Y( _5 P- ~ ! c5 ~. H) ]5 AL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! 9 ?+ O9 W% y/ B7 [ @- D4 c * c$ A# K Q+ ?2 g! N8 DM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 9 m: U0 g3 M9 o4 D 6 n! }2 N! s0 i! A, E; WL: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。* i1 \8 |6 }2 Z8 K& \$ G
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M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. / a0 p# J: H g( ] m 5 R. Z4 \5 ~0 z6 K+ {2 m9 gL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?) F0 \7 f1 m& O( ]* T0 b" {
F9 F4 _( U% Y! }! k9 ZM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 8 H2 [+ S) e6 N* w* ?' M) Q; w( S+ c% v/ h: g9 j
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? ! {$ \2 x2 X. | T # F# L3 a$ V1 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. # g4 [8 C) ^+ J! q- E3 U% z$ ], Y) [ H/ c: {6 I0 Z
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 r n5 o+ ^4 ]) M/ F: X) s' N: c1 m) ^' V
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 6 `# s9 j0 f/ D% }- h Z) }+ r7 O( g& E
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 6 q% m/ H4 v, Z. G+ ? / D! v, v& O! ^$ W$ Z1 [M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 0 C1 |0 Y& L4 B5 K3 O + t* v1 N: J& T* P7 s# 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.5 E: [2 H4 G- H8 i/ s8 u6 E, A: X
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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.7 f/ r. l& N! {- y5 _3 h) U: \