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.6 e/ I) ~, S5 @2 K0 b
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。# W) N, c) p7 b2 G$ [. Z. C4 E- b" a
+ t. g" C' l8 R d& E+ @- O1 E) l: fM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. + p7 R/ t( U* { % [. e' N# y% t. WL：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？ 2 V& f) J z" g6 ?8 x* V6 k& j8 ~; L* h- D8 q
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. - J. N7 x7 v2 E. {) y+ d; ?7 H* x) H& d% J) B5 L6 w
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？ p/ S1 M) f& B$ Y
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. + [9 C$ I: W: l3 J " o3 E; j" Y+ B8 _. f) s0 tL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?. I4 ?: P8 K3 R7 Z# F; ^8 v4 o
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.* A% P5 s5 {4 E5 x+ u: w; Z0 Q
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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？ 1 H8 N2 O+ u4 V& B# |5 C8 V& C2 P6 \
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. * `/ U, r& i9 h/ v4 h6 L# h( q) ^# E1 ` ^. L6 X* T% o
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？" |! L& E1 \5 {) p' o. s
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.: Y) ^; }5 [ r# j) c- F
5 q' K6 [& c, I) @# S& o- dL：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。! f& W% C( R7 M5 N. ^6 O
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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. $ C, g2 s+ G% l# k* h! N! k3 F $ f/ ~* y+ m' R7 GL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ' C. c4 L4 d/ B 6 o# _9 l( l" G# A& p, F" d0 MM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 2 A# R- w- [- J, r" O- ^ ' N. G' Z, P/ K" B6 F% q2 c7 S( TL：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。) f+ a4 G8 X6 G. Z" F$ n8 [4 ~
/ }6 t: i- {( n5 }0 ?2 |' D9 r- fM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.: c" ]9 N* v) H& ^' h6 A( C
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ * i# T0 T! ^6 h 7 m$ L+ Z6 G J# jM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.$ `, A5 X$ o! N8 E) ^% @
" L# ~: E# C. L DL：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？ ; N" h6 R3 f: F/ [1 u7 H 6 N1 _& W( [" @- D$ u" hM：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. : r) [; s# [1 D ; j- o; O9 g7 A( w3 aL：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？ 0 V" v1 z0 O, ]* h4 G" x# w+ J4 F5 S$ L: [5 m
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? . g$ S1 }9 F0 I9 Y. h$ j- p8 T
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 % Z1 f- M" y# d0 o) a 0 r: I# n, A$ m. F# ^5 [/ MM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ; F$ D. p, z! T' _: a; { $ C0 L& @+ \- L* XL：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. ) a8 T$ g! ]4 G3 e1 q6 [8 v/ O- ]% d7 x9 G7 V' a( i
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. 1 H; Z }& \7 h/ X3 F7 o5 Q' Q* Z9 {( H. W$ T3 y
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？ % U! _7 S0 ]& @( z1 w4 E - O+ n: n. A Y' h2 B: w, H1 ?6 CM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!& R9 ?: _( }6 c, l+ N
" |" [( f% t/ E1 i; {* C) 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。 ' Q( M1 ?6 ]+ {: H$ m$ r0 j1 S/ u |- A: b; @* i
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