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- a* v( H2 p) O+ G5 J 6 @- [- Q) {* @L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 6 v( L* f5 g J4 t/ n- [ 7 V; W P$ ]' ]0 ]M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.! r6 W" ~+ }7 y
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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？ * R3 F: G) M. t( s3 V3 ~" u6 b7 g* D$ A% z, _5 }+ H3 G4 f. X
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.5 S5 v: D' s* _' D) z
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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？ k+ N' w, j- @ E% p + q0 k0 S. ^: \9 N# zM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. " k6 l6 D* n8 [! ` L: v, C& ~- i& }- K: T4 U
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 7 x" f- Z ~. w6 @ s& O1 B2 {- Z$ _/ @& A3 u: ?
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( N: q: H& B( G1 V/ {2 ^, r2 \% R4 s5 A
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？3 \. _/ M0 D8 V: k: B
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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.8 V- X, {; T1 M& a+ t1 E
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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？ : D# k( G' `9 S J# F0 Y" o" l! l7 G2 S" R3 z9 r1 t9 e; v
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ' }* g7 H! A# K& i7 o3 r" d) C0 s6 H/ c& j) n) [- o
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。 1 {; D: k+ a9 `2 L4 v0 g* ~& c 7 Y+ c/ K2 ]! T% l; e1 ?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 w8 {$ Y9 S) {; P / h/ {3 H% E/ d7 W8 a2 i i1 JL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！" S. o" g7 Y7 }* S3 b* D4 K
0 j- b# D. H, {M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.+ \. ^9 |/ r5 i
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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 ^! U% |( R3 j: }" u7 r5 o5 z % v( b4 ~0 A9 f6 g9 L7 m# R6 YM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 1 r/ d6 ]7 a5 F& ?( @ " V" b( L" W0 ^9 w6 I9 VL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？7 m L2 S3 i* W6 M' L
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M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. " Q u: L* `8 z; y2 [7 \7 D1 s" e0 d: d: }9 Z, L5 t: v
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？ % M/ O) ^" _5 ]+ P; N( h% v8 N9 R/ p6 }% D- ]2 n# P; X" L, @
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. 2 Y7 C( o# B9 y. U5 x; z/ B1 o$ l' A7 i( ~
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？ 3 N: t/ j: o' x; u9 [& @. p! X- _ d- B4 k9 S7 z% Y5 t1 @$ e; r) ?
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?4 @$ T# f$ b7 |
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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.% E& u( J* A: c8 Y4 |* }
; b; ~, x! V8 ZL：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. 8 o/ S! V) U6 z! w/ Q9 @ ^8 {0 ~$ P 0 z' y/ s$ Y F8 ~2 T( _2 }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.( _& T+ |3 B- @% X2 D+ {& y
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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？+ l/ E4 S! A0 w2 w0 e# K3 Q; _
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! * C4 }3 N2 a: o+ E: E& ?: R' W) S/ K. g# E4 j, \
今天Michael和李华在谈话中用了两个意思相对的词，一个是drained，意思是非常累；另一个是wired，意思是精力充沛. 这次[流行美语]就到此结束，下次节目再见。% J3 t) H `! R2 c; W
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