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.- Y( |, T: I& w0 S
4 b# ^/ S l2 w8 X! T1 tL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 3 [( ]1 v* g1 Z* E8 }) a2 U3 Y ( ]6 v0 j5 i2 \/ t$ tM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. : f! g* u9 ~8 h& ^* z: e* a0 d & w% \8 ^2 N$ Q D8 S; nL：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 z4 ]) `6 t F' m2 [4 T n # ~" k- S/ }$ x9 N' U4 E: _ g- tM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ! B. Q* W: b) v' U y- r( _9 S! K0 i3 U; k% E9 u
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？7 L3 w6 ?1 C0 C; Z: k3 V! A/ \0 O: k
$ h+ G: o. y7 E, g8 bM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 1 N& C4 P j1 ^5 u 7 ?4 k) c) y8 IL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? \1 D! w) E+ s6 o; Y2 t
* m3 E, m* h0 p- ~( VM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. / g0 w; |* u+ Z9 ]5 Q" N - v# q& c8 M. y+ O2 vL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？8 i$ M/ U0 `, F3 T2 u* M# S5 h. L
/ [ T7 i# \. j) EM：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.: ?+ B' W4 u! |+ K9 r
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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？ 8 P! d& q# l& D% M : A; }0 n) z& D+ b; r! T& S: oM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.$ p) c' F* c" ]( r
5 z$ p3 }: q( b1 q1 ]3 ?( GL：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。 ( n9 V- [0 D' e4 E. o& v, r, U7 f& U+ d( Z
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.' K0 `0 V/ {% F2 X* t: P
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 3 ^- S6 e7 e% A1 q& y2 Q. }1 d3 z2 r7 C& T' d* p
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ! O% V) z2 B1 O! k: y; f3 P' |# x y: n
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。, Z c! Z" q- O5 U5 q
* S5 c6 y8 Y1 r# T1 Y3 X! V7 P9 wM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.6 Y9 P9 d" e3 C7 L
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？; ^7 u4 |0 R) E( U7 h, Q- Y* g/ Y
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M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.3 m* P: L% c& O ?
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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？8 v& m8 W7 |" m) Z+ ?9 y
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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. W8 Q; r% e! a! g: l$ v
4 T. k; ]7 N. SL：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？2 O; j' } h( q9 A& y$ B
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?* P! ], k( c7 i' y$ m
- n1 P# y. ?; n* l! EL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ' M7 h# h+ P: S$ k 4 F& J, d. ?) d# `M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 3 f4 B( r3 g3 L8 l$ ]* \* ?" ?5 T3 O) m5 N
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.& O+ i" H8 V: ]+ m) _
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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. 4 S1 O' H r0 i& D5 t5 ~1 P) m" p; h1 f: j# N: I" x% }* O; w8 d' K) `
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？ 8 g/ w- h1 i6 T0 S* W% V ; ~8 ?1 w5 g% YM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 9 q/ K( q) B6 |( t# V: I- o& B0 K" k
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。 / P& }1 G' _# Q+ N z3 Y7 h$ T+ U0 _* O/ V
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