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. D2 a" M8 l2 ^0 ]# g
4 _" C( h9 T O/ L7 T$ N& kL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 4 S n6 n7 J3 g9 m2 } 8 S, i( M C3 M+ O5 a7 AM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. P6 r7 V. w; L9 M7 I $ p- t \5 V8 ~+ 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？ 5 t: K) m$ U" ?" V# l W, J 6 }4 h. Q6 e0 D0 A. F7 GM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 4 J& C { C4 T: O4 ?2 t- R! y) m 5 E# i/ I# t, J3 [. y- zL：(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 z+ G5 y5 N: Y9 C: u ! V/ _5 \9 v0 kM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. + J) ~" T% P1 N: _( \" y5 F4 D3 T- b
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? / L( T. e1 v# t" m0 R) ?: T% A- U# c5 k4 M1 P( r% f! X o
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.8 x9 X7 U. u! A' ?5 V$ l; E
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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？4 n, y: v0 A& M. g% ~8 s) e
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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.# e/ d1 o0 R4 i' l# [7 x$ f" D
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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？ - e$ h& k( X: [( a5 t Y0 q5 c' ]* c/ @# u+ k
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.2 D2 S2 q3 P7 k% O
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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。 ' i/ `' e* B) _& Q6 A R; w4 M h9 Q0 ]0 M# [( k M! F" n. G; Q# ]! [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.9 w5 Q. p% |. p1 L2 ~
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！% \/ O ^% W0 D
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.* h1 K9 R' `% H3 [ P, y6 {' V
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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。 ' L/ R) [+ A8 K3 x! y x1 {; y0 c! T6 y! o5 a
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ' p: t: y( ]' `, \4 O, E: d% u9 G 1 W: j$ ^! }! f# B( o+ K6 @* |- iL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？. a; J' h' @; s; k2 D c
+ B5 {# W6 @& p' [& hM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.! b- a. j! e: i) S( Z( e
! Y% o. a0 D: P j: U& XL：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. f9 J, p0 f+ 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. 2 X, F* K% l1 M. K, X $ {( {' Y. ^. j. H- \0 m3 y0 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？) Q) a) v A) f. v b8 p
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 4 T& u# T# o, g/ l+ w8 q0 W' s3 K$ B% K' k) p0 f
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。, F$ z2 K/ w, l7 \
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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.4 p b' {# A$ O- f0 m
) O, b5 z; K2 h0 s j4 p* V6 _# 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., D1 b* D6 p8 }. d: G, u1 G
+ r9 Y) Z. } Z" dM：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 r! q3 z2 ]0 V* d4 M
& Q) K( L, B* @- y* iL：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？& `+ o: t6 R. E2 q2 a- a8 S3 f
4 I5 M# Q, n& U& U0 H* zM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!' d& i, g4 I' Z- F1 S
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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 m$ Z: c! e9 c. ^6 Q O* K0 c' O
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