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 c+ E5 ?, i$ f* n! |0 X
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。( X) y0 A) r/ y' [5 A9 s+ x' G
9 l8 v3 R- |% c4 r3 `- |M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.( B: Q* F1 A% |1 y) p0 M0 d. v
, N& Q" j" ~) ^# Q$ q& c1 KL：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？ 5 y* p% M4 }4 G/ X( m& P4 G7 t% O9 ?0 q
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ! _& E! P) B R0 }8 f5 `' m. O( B2 u. W+ V
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 n5 X& M2 D& [% q4 l5 a/ G" [: N% b" J( z1 s
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.' u5 U# M9 {# K6 v( D, u' Z0 T
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?$ h$ c$ `! U7 O1 N$ ?5 s
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.7 l( ]* e- j8 V# Y8 w
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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？ $ I2 U8 ~ U2 f0 W2 K2 ?8 P$ Q$ z* m6 Q8 L7 `2 R3 w0 L" Q
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 f% }6 ~9 l* I" E5 b- a9 ]* g. E2 ~) r3 [
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" q7 p* u# D' I9 E# O( | M; g; `! j! d) r1 `9 `9 V# b
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.5 {! h+ m: j( e
* }" F' |. {8 ^0 Y2 VL：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。9 |8 A o7 p/ z# Y0 t
7 `1 N/ ]" v, U3 h. k/ |5 f0 j1 GM：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. # v) G3 K+ f9 U! ~: Z9 c P* K' y% ]/ R+ z$ ^* f _/ T- ?; D
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ % C6 K* v) T& q* ^8 q d( w$ X' C; F$ k+ @5 n4 T, X
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.) h& g8 \* M( q4 O/ v2 B$ \
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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。' I4 z2 `6 [' i1 v
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 4 R8 l- G6 \- W 4 O, ]0 O& n+ I! l+ M8 x8 ~L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ ( B+ B. q+ f9 V* L a3 s1 k) P* x! \7 _. l3 B8 cM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 4 w" `( u0 m1 r/ Q! O 1 m: l9 b1 J4 K- Z: x& XL：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？3 T4 m8 Y9 n% `
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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. : z1 c( Y, E) G! w' \- ?2 n5 U0 B+ n7 m1 [$ w8 C* t& q* q
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？( K1 o) P F4 O+ j
$ [0 |* X0 L0 L6 c1 j2 e" wM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? + D0 Z8 ?. d2 f; p# |0 c0 A( W% c: V9 l* g/ m4 d
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。% r; Y4 T9 Q+ [
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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.6 H, U' `6 Z- X a3 [% ?
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L：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.! L H' r5 Q3 b+ e, g- }9 f, \
# m' X- F; O( j6 [& VM：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.; r0 X6 B) N" }3 r) x
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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？ 6 h6 h8 T) S X: ?6 w' I( q2 s- M. l5 B
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 2 {; I {7 S! k& h) O1 t* C! d) t: E3 f, c
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。 0 S$ N& J* H4 k) A# f) O/ }3 d) A* k
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