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. i- F# o+ A$ ~ \/ f 5 ]) x' [9 L0 I4 r) a" j# GL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 Z5 x' V- Z- E5 N$ V f0 M! c3 s7 D% ?# ]! r) o
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. / P% N+ X9 f$ u) j0 i2 U; `) o: @0 K
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？# D5 r% Z* A s' n4 `; x+ y
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.. @+ b% {% ~. V
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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？1 q- c0 Z0 g3 `5 M( O! G- J
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.( O$ a/ X8 g5 ^6 z( U) s5 x
0 N3 e. N. O8 m' @4 T; QL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?) W0 S% C" y& K
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.3 z8 h. K. T# {! _/ U9 h# R
! A2 n; h3 q6 n; o \" ^0 rL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？- ]: T6 N! q4 y& K, }1 V" g ]
/ A3 Q$ [! a' r( D3 hM：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.0 j3 v2 Y! c! B9 s3 J
# C$ M1 s2 K' o" K# ?* wL：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？ , A6 J% }5 ]; E5 m6 D9 {1 t) J( u7 b: ], x6 c- c
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.6 ~" Z( d& G& Y+ ^4 |+ Z
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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。; t1 h# y- h0 \
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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.4 U3 I' a: Z% w3 X3 n
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！& F. F. ~+ B! ]* @/ k; X1 X
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. * p" J* i: S( Y9 q9 L% x M! B7 k) S/ e) K. U
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。( D" {- o( v. A/ G' b6 v Y
- T) Z2 R6 O6 b/ W; sM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ) P9 d9 p( J: \ 1 K1 B) e2 t) R- [) d' [L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ . Q' l# R! v9 z1 j, \3 i 0 e" q+ h3 |4 _8 N& M$ OM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.0 s% D) ]0 Z& o9 n
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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？ ; }6 z. u3 G# c) x9 [7 s $ n7 z8 D* E% d) nM：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. " s* R( ]* k( t9 Q) ? u+ c9 v$ c$ z$ A+ n4 k2 u6 W
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？1 s% P6 Y K/ [3 ]; V. B' w
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 2 g" b5 ?3 r. r+ |, I1 d! y: x8 g8 t( r! t8 U, W: L
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 $ T/ u, j5 g: V- p. Y: n* F' f3 k; d0 F/ X, Z
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.7 {1 w# s+ ]3 _5 y1 `0 f G/ [) e
" d O; ~# S8 c1 t! FL：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.' F; a; t6 b7 Z4 S( [3 ^# ^
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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.8 W' m8 Y; d' i/ ?' _' o
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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？! E3 y- p, R! W( O0 E4 G
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! , S7 k1 h; a( Z* ]; @$ _+ S, v' N, X F Z
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。 ) u" ~0 a5 A- v / z/ S: r3 f _* ~Audio as following: 9 [# ^4 W9 \; A; b
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