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. ! I! h2 N; x( p4 _2 Q& A1 Y7 R1 g) T' ^, K- `/ y
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 1 s3 X* J% {! x- y) E+ f' R4 v& Q% C |" _
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.2 s% o5 x y, u
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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？ $ [6 A% F3 l' e" {) c 2 @* y/ Z0 F, L% XM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ( m. C( B) i' N7 i# `+ ^9 ~ X6 h+ C3 b, y) {- qL：(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？ + e- E# E# |: A/ {- Z8 L$ `+ u5 h& k7 A5 n; i/ C
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.' ^, a) b% H4 ^. p0 _
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?# i& }! m: Z2 l* G+ W: |% x
0 o2 d* _4 e- zM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.! T# P. {2 H# L
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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？ - r( ~# u' p8 f4 A+ a' c8 t6 `5 h + k5 {6 K. K f7 x: P C3 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. # u( p3 l+ R) G2 {& P0 h9 z" X; }, P$ s7 r p
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？ # e! t& B# s7 H$ y9 c; Q" r% S0 G$ v) v8 ^5 l4 \ J
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 6 Z' P t$ p" S" C0 L& ?$ i+ r; _! e* Y
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。6 C$ d& J6 [% j" ]) M
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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.& n6 R# f! `" X9 O
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ W ^: i( C' r8 n/ G: s: x% L' h: R
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. : t2 d6 z# \) k5 f " ]8 E, I% p: q; v( D7 JL：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。' p q3 r' c q( }2 h2 @! n
: x. f. C+ o# R# G! `2 A4 uM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ; k3 u! L+ y$ |' @9 q0 @8 R$ W# I 9 a: T3 l" u2 }L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 9 B( i: V6 v( r" ]& p+ D! N \8 I, b7 l [5 C
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ' {. d5 K7 V6 g: P) O0 E * ?, y% S/ B- ^% a) hL：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？' n8 f3 R* \ H9 r: ~6 s% d2 T) m7 H
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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., Y! U$ ^5 i+ b+ A- W7 @
& b, D) e9 r. c' t; F; wL：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？ 5 @0 I, ?2 R9 B0 y; @! Q9 | + p0 i5 Z3 i) k- ^) QM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ! C: T" F& D; ?+ O7 Q ' Y9 z/ ^2 o# d$ l w- ZL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。% j7 g7 }+ `; B2 H0 C9 G
+ e |* B( y' v% J& m! p# q0 I9 O, W GM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. % T9 }, g- B" r% a' H, o 3 Y" e1 c* x: `4 gL：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. . J9 j# Z8 C/ G/ }% E+ @ X) T$ \& S/ p
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. ) [- F; R' j$ @; M 8 ]7 T8 D3 b( A: m- h; d8 eL：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？ 0 z" ?* R1 g1 L& |6 Z; u. g5 f ^2 e( ~1 G E5 I
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! H# O/ _( R! {+ ]* K) q1 F8 Y7 P& p0 H" C; t5 @7 c. a$ g
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。; M- ~2 i) b7 b" r% _
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