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. , n. u; w& ^6 n' I$ Z0 @3 V% Z1 l) J( \0 S
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。# j* Z( F- [6 q
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 9 \# F8 x% L4 R9 Q2 y $ y. c# L1 F" V, y! F5 W7 UL：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？+ M3 B7 u7 D+ s% S
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ( J* G/ z7 M! T& ~" q C' `4 z+ T( P+ Z6 } w: ]+ `7 e
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？ 3 Z1 V. w0 D3 o$ |$ a " ^# v& Y2 F4 B/ F( jM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. * K7 _5 \% D1 j1 D, z {, C0 }, [- I$ s6 I Y
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?9 o* M/ j' D6 h& u2 s" F
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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？ 0 k7 e0 x- Y$ Z0 y; s x8 m. N, e1 o( q# I; x7 ]
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.1 c5 i( T; ^! J4 |, J4 U8 B
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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？ + d. p' o& q. o& H6 a% h1 x 7 n% Q Y, y9 c& o5 ?! SM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ; N W, D/ J% W8 Y7 b/ R/ H - x. ]2 u& g6 I. o5 }5 A& WL：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。' U3 l2 p% u0 K, j T/ A5 W% y- w3 A7 R% D
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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. / F$ z: E& T3 ~8 P' y4 `: `6 K. j# @: p$ I* ?' X* p
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ) P0 N! ^6 q, D! e& H . f7 `* K" }% |8 _ RM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.' |6 C9 }2 Y( H( a" 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。 * l2 u" a7 M1 ]4 [6 p2 n1 ]' s: w1 }7 `
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.* R7 p) E+ D2 F. `) ?& |
- B( {; Q( f: j8 e* h% kL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 7 P) s4 U, \. j" ^' x 5 @ q$ m, ^4 Z: b$ x+ l5 e/ V2 `* oM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. . g) {! R3 z! E3 r; |& {3 f - r" r, D. u2 c. s" W: rL：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？0 _7 [. A, d: J
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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.8 O" P/ g$ O# b
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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？ - r5 k1 z1 x6 ^ m: C9 d0 k. Z% l' f, ^. K, _. _; L( |
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?& m" Y% l6 W/ \6 D, t
^; v0 g* y, E& e% @5 g9 ]L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 9 ]! B- ^8 a8 h0 _7 Q& U- E. ?) E
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.: n( [ z! ^+ |' x' g$ G7 b
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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.0 o4 \# N; A+ p, A
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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.# S+ w: H9 r8 a4 }: _& r; b
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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？% k- N( `. @6 C. @% d& C& c
+ h) S7 [6 ?, gM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!9 X3 _! U" W2 a; S' R1 n
& u3 v( F/ t4 H4 f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。7 R" V! [+ e; H- Z5 F
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