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. 6 G4 _- ~ e2 t$ v" h' Z- m+ } L) F8 ` ?& q( n r+ X& o
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。7 U" `1 H$ s! h& x8 s$ n
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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？5 G" f& Z" d$ B2 _
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.% s2 Q8 N: h) U8 B" L' a
5 Q( |" _7 u3 t) j7 C% lL：(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？ ( F2 [9 g* E' `( o1 q( P: Y% h: m1 _; s9 F- e
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 8 m$ V" k/ G" D; q! z( b1 P0 F) k3 y * R: Y+ ?# p x0 @) vL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?8 ~4 E9 z% L' z8 v6 X, W7 Q& x
: s# l2 x2 [6 |$ AM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. : i5 \9 |: s- _& I6 c4 ^9 t & V ?/ x" W! E: J1 r3 W0 RL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ # h t O2 ]4 j" E0 f ' [+ g% l; _" m/ { ?, h+ zM：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 t. [, m) x3 Q3 o7 |0 @- A
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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？: F8 d! F- p7 F+ i$ k
, M6 X6 D c8 ~( JM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. b, J4 r% i( J; c$ t% u( W1 X( p$ `9 T1 l* `0 t
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。" e* m: ]/ s1 I C, [
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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.0 X4 u4 D* C/ r5 `: C
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ , @; n/ s+ X. F! w8 w6 U6 d( {* Y- Y' ]
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. / z* W* Q+ ?0 b3 h / F9 x8 L0 z2 q' f/ n* |: P3 d; 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。7 F' G# x9 T9 d4 R3 J0 P
0 Q- ~1 I8 z( L: `M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.1 Y7 _/ R5 p3 q$ H
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ R6 L: H& Z% Y2 \" l/ V. f$ e- R( \, Y. s
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy." J& V8 Z% a1 L9 K( 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？" @# j3 I! M+ u1 V; H8 r5 k6 F
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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.( d% w1 u0 Z4 a& [: ]
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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？ & ~: j6 j7 [% i4 T; y7 V/ e . @& S& F# J# WM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? % y \8 A3 \5 r 0 W: t$ \* F) I6 uL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ! i( U8 Q. Z- D, Y* @" ]6 h: k - x! ~/ u" m) f4 K, m$ IM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. + n- X6 ?& E0 H5 @8 D, t/ P5 y) K. k* p& W7 D9 }7 y i
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.. R8 f9 t$ {6 q5 O6 R# v& r- w) u
2 r/ z2 _/ L* g! pM：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. 8 J8 L" b: g( G) M s( h3 e9 j: v/ F$ R$ P
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？ D2 q$ x( a1 H# Y) T
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0 k. a' S, V2 d* r c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。 * P3 K( ]- H+ T5 s. U }! v+ `1 ?: p, n5 {
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