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.5 h4 c6 f c! N! \/ R- c2 `
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。. o/ m7 @% J! N% G8 m
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.5 y9 S3 f( U# y7 y: S A
/ X+ \4 c% i0 R0 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？ 0 b* T7 j. W. c* @: W4 T ) Z( x0 L& }( Z% M- KM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.6 T/ k7 Q9 y- z8 Q! g- E/ I3 E
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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？ * V1 q7 u n5 T8 z1 m9 `$ l3 b6 @5 K6 R# L q0 ?2 l
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.# P+ Q; F" f2 U: N+ @+ ~% W# S9 J+ L A0 Y
" H/ n) O# |7 h0 h& ]L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ; ?$ Z0 r0 I+ s) `# ]8 D* _$ N5 N9 t4 E8 i* ^% m/ I8 J
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. R1 [8 v% H5 @" Y0 \. M
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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？% K2 e, X2 }$ m
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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.8 N; E7 O! a0 p. `6 R* n
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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？) }- r4 c0 X9 z, A
+ H. R3 l4 J. s0 [; SM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.' I0 w: ~7 r' r) D' R
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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。3 `# D. Q5 h$ c& E! I
7 J# ?% w2 w) u7 T, D$ MM：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., K/ S- q3 k, l# ^1 y! l
9 g f( m7 o9 _+ yL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 9 W* o v4 C8 g& N' i6 z+ }; |' W2 U5 Y; r
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. V6 M2 E: j! t5 F9 d, X" |. s
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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。 - N" ]6 a7 e0 T) Q" g: N. R1 C- S- K) D6 f+ `. O% J/ P- U+ x
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are./ _& F3 [: {8 i+ _& t$ v( M
2 Z# f4 k' R. H) R, z" G# jL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？, V' a& Q- `* b) B/ W- u% V+ M
8 ]3 J0 H' `5 JM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.3 i3 {. i1 w X8 U; @" y# x
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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？" Y& Z4 T% n/ ?3 i' G. E
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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.4 X% e- A) Y7 Z. N1 o! q
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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？- E) J& n& G3 y! b+ b
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?: z1 ~- Q# C# w r0 }
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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。2 l( L9 |- ?) R$ I1 ~ |& P
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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./ z. G/ `9 e4 ]/ }6 K" O$ D
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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.* E0 p' y: q3 N% Y- }
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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？$ a2 c* k2 ?! N& x; ?; ^
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 7 `4 N7 X+ ~) e6 ` A3 i2 U: i# k# p/ R1 _3 @( f
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。 5 A! U6 T, k) X) e, L7 q# n, J* }, ? |- ]7 B6 y( v
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