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. $ B0 |9 e9 E, M/ c9 ^0 @' y# j0 {+ A
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 5 j) j$ f, L* s, } C" o( ^4 k $ N9 s7 ?2 s1 i; Z! m9 aM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ; \$ c/ [4 u) o. X& @6 T! r# d3 a5 m0 E }' Z
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？ / m7 a# K" X O+ _5 H0 N, w( v& r/ f. ?4 z; G6 Y6 J- C
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 3 ^% X# |- I1 C) J# F! Y " l3 P4 @5 E0 @5 N( UL：(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？* H3 t: [' t, b D! a9 L
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.7 k' z o8 Z# V7 n' x
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?* \+ U: e+ R. w( ?9 B- L K/ E
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. * v E& V. T( p! m7 v/ y5 f/ h# X/ g& o. D6 i
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ ! m3 r J# C/ D8 r; t0 g % m2 S4 e: h+ |/ h) x4 z2 o& A$ 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. 1 e I+ o+ C& V) i ; L8 M' t1 t# ?, k3 ^: D; v, @4 zL：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 ?6 U3 @! U& |9 p- ]* \ 8 A; J7 R6 L$ c8 M; lM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.% {, T: D2 }9 U. V( D
; `5 T# {4 x4 }8 U, E4 ]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。- q4 b2 j1 W7 S5 X) q* u
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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.2 L1 }1 O" \7 A; Z, Y, p* P$ g7 _
! F' H' n3 { b# VL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ G0 E8 Y. Q: W' r7 O , [' s2 b; }. i8 R2 R% eM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.4 d; i D+ c3 D" X6 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。' H# E0 ^6 `1 Z% |
A) c+ Y5 i' k0 U( }: r. `M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ( Q. T3 [" u" |- ?- ?" T1 j( ^% _0 `, _/ Z% W! A5 N
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ : b& K% Q) Z/ I' D3 q ; i( u- y" L! r) j* w5 C* FM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. w T1 ^; I) w$ V7 h# C$ W! ?
' w1 C9 M9 D2 k8 J0 j$ \3 iL：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# a% J0 a( X2 {- W8 e3 n* v 7 n5 O" i ?6 O+ F% AM：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.! g. H/ E. A$ n- Y1 D/ X$ ^) r
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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？ # ]$ t @, T/ i! k% g9 I3 k4 M* v 9 B3 W# Q; |. GM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? # B$ V- \% e/ Z: O L" H6 B" f$ j0 B2 w7 Z" U% ~; e# \
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 * |9 L8 v) x8 @ - a$ g9 `$ R5 A) k8 w- }( sM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.3 H" j0 z+ m, O- w
* B! s2 _% G( Z: q b- Q* Y9 sL：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.* }& @ j$ J( \4 Z2 \% Y! j" 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. 5 H- h* r' M; `1 `# v( A1 ~4 N# A7 U+ J3 d7 x2 m
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 c+ Z! a$ \; \
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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。3 B y# M8 D& k# ~) ?9 @7 e
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