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.$ l/ f! K7 a5 m$ Q: X
# Z/ |/ X! j' `* H8 q7 b! O3 bL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。5 \6 N9 T6 g: ?' n. }; O+ W
# {: Q/ P) [2 JM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 5 e7 _: d) a, x6 y9 L3 s2 _8 B1 z8 k& z4 O3 f0 g c; Y, n" n9 A
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？- @1 n& N* J5 g. s8 j& c7 u0 K" {7 z
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.9 @' Z7 y' U: f5 @* N
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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？ 0 T& ?) H6 i; M8 u& i/ } ; X6 u9 ?) B G% c) }M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.% S$ j, V( W( r4 ~! p% M s
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?7 M6 N) z% l4 ^' \9 H! l2 O
5 `. d; s, R' e* B: [M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 6 b( T% f4 }; _ ^$ A# k6 I! M* iL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？' N# ]$ q; b' Q1 s
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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. 9 d. w: Y9 Y7 V2 _( z3 G # _# U- l, ^4 Q$ k) E& ~0 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？6 D9 y* u, W. n% y6 i
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.* D! Z. O, y4 {# m' @/ ?3 t0 }
+ k0 h4 k' \9 r; E2 SL：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。8 ]$ l# X: L0 E
# A( O( t0 ]% c7 ^& bM：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 O" N1 d/ [* Y7 W
7 i7 l; k( A1 C* e# k- [ b9 WL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ " t$ t: [+ d; m0 F/ D; d9 g 8 i1 M5 B9 s U* J, E7 SM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.* r0 a+ P/ l% v' F9 T+ d
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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。 1 x; a* j! y/ L) R) ^: ?9 j# }/ g) x; g. `8 E5 ^2 S7 s
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.) R: L8 ]5 j2 g- O: ?( _8 a
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 0 _6 R: x5 c! q& Z+ k \0 A1 f " }5 v3 t) F7 A) B1 KM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.! L! r" N2 q6 i/ l, e; A
* f- i8 e. g# nL：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？ / P5 n$ n% g5 g" ^9 z; H# u, }, |5 h
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.8 ?+ C) [5 o9 c: M
# m4 w. S& C# ~0 b$ ~8 oL：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？ ; Q* p/ O* N9 u9 _0 C% L: F8 O8 S' Q9 U4 Q7 }" E1 ]4 t
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?! u0 z' I4 _: W2 g, Z8 c' O. |
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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。 {% q2 @ S; V/ U; ^2 G) ~$ v' i& N" | z+ {
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. & y' D) H% y7 v ! v; o) K* k' F% J2 ~, \; x3 yL：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. . G. k; W4 B( p) F$ q! A ! A0 w1 P8 D. w) Z( OM：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.1 j" M' V4 `8 T# g6 ?' s
& E" T0 A/ C9 C9 ^/ a) w+ t0 AL：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？ " j$ i1 E4 I( m$ n3 P$ {; O. e+ ]. Y* J& {9 x* H" z7 u+ M, M
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! Y. g3 ?/ P1 e7 `: g- w! a- Q; N2 V- ^
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。 1 E3 l& q6 v7 e1 w% i + l3 Y0 H; L- JAudio as following: $ u5 F' B% h2 } g" x% G
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