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. # T8 X2 u1 c* p7 w8 N6 `. X# I: |# M3 |7 V% M2 @
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。: N( j& {( Z) a7 y# c
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time." ]5 {) I# E. l" R) t* U2 O
- V1 O5 ~, a$ dL：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？/ i1 N6 r! R* W
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way., G) k0 h. D" |! \9 n
% G& n+ ?8 \/ K, S' n' yL：(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？ 0 R8 x2 D: e) ~1 `7 t* n7 T2 Q- \4 q' t+ F* _
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.( _' w6 z( v7 }5 ]1 a
9 J+ O) \ d9 F4 [L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 2 M" m: y" n/ V, I. Y; Y9 J$ w: h% r; z2 E
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. $ S7 L! s' \" z5 k+ z( p9 X1 T0 k. R! |3 G& Z
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 5 @9 W+ Y; t% }7 r3 d- S* P; i; P S2 D% X% I
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. . k! Y4 C5 \ F9 y 7 V3 o9 F, W3 V, T8 Z+ s {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？ % V/ H2 `. n. {; n - L+ s. }) s& a; ^* W1 jM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.1 u. n& H) x7 o: n) A) O; [
3 O ^. c P( m( J4 s3 x+ q2 aL：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。 $ X4 t8 P) \0 p 6 X2 O# [6 M$ rM：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.: ]$ E$ E: i8 M+ {% X
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ _' O% Y. H4 P- N( t
?6 w: R, {* |% kM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ! |7 i! }# Y" l 5 w' b- G2 d5 HL：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。$ ]( C2 v" N: v3 u% ]3 ~
$ X% I- g5 l! @9 U6 T, V0 W; YM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.4 X2 P: L5 j% I3 _4 q) F* l0 u2 D! Z
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？: x+ j, o7 t+ F, Z+ ^5 t
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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.$ B8 R4 T8 p7 u6 a
: W o2 U4 w; o: Z2 q+ ?! gL：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？ 2 a& c. p% Q/ O1 W v$ O) O 7 v# V; y* f8 M$ }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. 2 p* o/ W4 O9 D0 }/ M0 ~" ]! b$ Y- \
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？ . H/ o: p1 r1 j1 a* f; j& L- C' c1 n; v
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 9 u& l4 e+ c' x! B4 g6 r: \5 M' ?. d
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 7 o, h5 R* U ]! B+ h/ ]# ` J1 H" ^% _$ H! H& U+ cM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion./ E2 |# m7 [* x2 L* `
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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. ( h7 a6 ~: e, r0 L: q+ E ; s+ d5 T ]) R, NM：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. 0 h& j: @ l' J, r* X- Q% K) Q3 O4 L. ]$ M3 S7 C
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？5 w# g, P) _/ i& N$ q7 d
8 t k% j, E+ }3 l$ O+ X1 DM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 4 T: C1 I) m" ?# U6 B1 C' i, R7 `# N' {) B1 r$ m t( 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。 + H3 M1 s+ O) m2 f: C ~- D D , n* t6 ?0 A6 x6 Y/ {2 k/ xAudio as following:! [( W8 g- i0 }" c/ J. M. k; e+ ~3 J* p/ H
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