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. 4 g; o4 w$ ?- r: X8 H. c" X0 y, x% r; L' b
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ' [ n4 z7 Z+ n# ~( m % z9 y. g: Y5 V1 [) ^6 LM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. # X+ C8 j7 d5 G, b6 v) l+ V z9 `& Z( g7 \# X/ o
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？: `# T1 s, ?) H% \' _
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.7 W# `3 B' O; ^/ M; k m" T
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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？ ) G Z8 q& Z9 E8 h% N* X2 b; g+ l: g
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.+ j, }/ Q% H+ m( x4 T) Y9 j, U" }
. N0 P3 |0 J0 u) T, S: t$ V7 `( A$ nL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?7 A3 R( X$ L' \' `7 C
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. % H' y4 {+ l- G/ M7 A 2 o7 H5 R. F( R: D8 tL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ " x* L2 G% L5 F& ^8 Y0 Z " b0 N, \6 S* w6 |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. 7 J3 v6 ?# P4 Q- b% u" | @4 ^# @$ A0 h5 r4 y
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？" K" r, D8 z- j1 `
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. " a* u: {* I4 j7 x) c: p$ A6 @5 o% ~; B. c/ O; a- l- S# i+ [
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。 $ D- M7 A( ~6 q6 N : m* _! c1 j. r0 O9 ]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.6 Y# s/ h6 e; ^* c. A7 H4 ]
) a: i" R; |8 Y. @7 |( H0 ~L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！9 V( p& Z) Q0 j
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.0 E# \3 Q, c; f0 z' g6 _
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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 ~6 x0 k" ]$ ^ ?
. y5 G2 o" B2 `, Z. z" `: r; GM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are./ L7 d ^9 V7 ]& E8 u
6 P1 n; K0 E/ g& ^& xM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.2 x& \1 K, V6 {3 U; Z3 B$ f; j
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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？ & |& k6 k' {# Y9 W: U . x5 \* ^$ Z/ B1 ZM：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.' c, [) {* e* j6 C- b2 _9 W- ^
8 s% p+ I6 L! g; S$ o* kL：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？ : Y S) n0 x2 h2 _/ O8 V% U ; R) T. @# u0 s2 F/ o+ xM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?' v3 c# p# r; X* O5 X/ j# m
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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。 / U% l9 h( o/ V4 T1 s( C' I! d , \% F- F7 y4 YM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ) i$ O* ]( `( [/ T- l) p$ F9 r( ? 3 { p2 f: u2 {1 q7 GL：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.3 B+ L, r: b( T: P% E( C
4 X4 |' A7 y2 x3 n* yM：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. . n+ Q6 S; p, q 4 y: \; Z5 l o0 i7 ?0 ~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？, M8 x! B+ q: d
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! N% `% g' {7 b- f$ g, d% A( k5 Z
a1 p, w n1 `. o: { W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。# S4 S; z- |4 d( m
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