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.& M; R0 {: B. D8 r
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。% Z' H7 L6 X R" h0 {. B
" p+ W8 v( {$ y& k! HM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 5 q% w" x4 O! u% L$ U: t / @8 ~9 B' G2 P/ oL：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 ~" ~! C" J- \! I
: e+ e" k' t" GM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way./ T# _& l# V* M' l" _2 Q4 e; i
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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？) j: r, g# r) }* ~1 t+ x5 }0 l
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. |2 W0 E, N) s( ~, a5 `, i9 ~6 d
4 k, {6 c1 D A- J- R2 S% FL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?# S! K; u2 N* P4 D' w/ H1 |
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 3 P( ` V: X, W8 y( b. y: O1 z" G ' b: W0 W5 e( t7 v- {8 EL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？, J. Y0 j# z+ U& D+ r
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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.* L) D2 w7 j% v, p6 _
, M( W( n8 e NL：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？2 Z3 c1 ]9 I# \+ {6 i
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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。 # J9 W# p, n" t, y' o- X P1 j$ x0 T5 v+ q5 R$ y6 [
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. 0 ^ ^$ b! j- p# }3 T. m# ? 1 S) N$ e* [1 \! }2 IL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！4 \$ R5 |' m& h& L6 p! q( ?6 s
6 o( @& D3 K% _: x* NM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.- m: V+ j4 }0 {& Y$ G+ _. X- J
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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。 9 C2 i6 {4 G! c2 `! I- ?" q# c$ q# }1 m- D5 d0 a; Y* O% j4 h
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.( o/ C0 |% v6 R1 y9 f" y) ?3 g
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？+ I; Z, s: O$ ]# H2 f. X
; b7 ]& e. S6 K7 I# wM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.. J3 _4 l# t0 v/ c% e- 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 h/ x2 k& k. ~' [ ?% c( `
, j9 r* l% T, `0 q e' FM：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., l# t. ^) R5 v9 L: I( F* p, j
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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？9 L2 k; w) F1 f- b4 r b$ Y) ?$ C7 C) \
5 b+ ?& N* I" ]# d1 tM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? o9 c3 T0 n3 S4 h+ n
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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。 1 E! D/ V- b# |; }* C! s/ J2 {2 H) y- L/ @& u# t
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 2 o2 q6 s9 z) ^1 u- d% k : j* I. p6 ]- e! s) WL：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.* M: D$ o" u6 S# O" m% w! S% y7 ^
. w% f' n' T1 f3 I: O! p6 WM：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. : L& {/ g1 A0 N e0 V Q2 t5 n2 o7 Y1 lL：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？5 y) R; o) g$ t
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 2 E- s/ k, V$ m 6 I5 V4 f" ^2 i# T+ y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+ z3 \% `/ M0 ?0 F
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