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./ _. F# `* L# K- ~8 [7 A. w
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ' m1 Y( ~$ r* q+ l' v2 O0 h1 ^$ }+ |, k! @0 W( W6 e+ E/ h, S
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ; S; P Q6 O! q% ^3 `3 Y ( u" B. z9 N* t7 j, Y8 _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？ 3 b% t) z" p$ W9 ~$ a ]4 ^7 h+ P. ?" C5 v' K
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. " h+ P$ V& E5 Y5 p7 n 3 l# p6 D/ {* f+ |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？7 f8 b/ [, N$ U; ^. B4 R1 ~
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 4 i6 Q; _0 z/ S0 Z; L4 x% n; X0 T1 Y; V/ }3 A* a/ L% T& D6 j
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?3 k ]3 Y [1 q# Z
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. & n6 }) x- R/ Q. Q 7 {" n- R2 b4 c& G0 C" k+ SL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？- c5 ?7 z( j( U+ H: |
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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.0 d I0 E8 O f: z9 ?# 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？ \1 T5 H0 t( y/ Z4 R
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.) H |7 S$ k0 ^; Y7 j' [5 ?" R5 S
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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。2 Q/ ? r( [0 v
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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.7 m; i! D( Q. V: k2 l, j" h/ A
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！( }6 x; Q0 c, m5 k' u; S! D
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.: A) k5 F) I3 v/ F+ h1 F
) [0 X+ m) n% S3 ML：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。# W5 U, U0 b: w5 Y* r. S2 M6 t6 c
* R& o5 _6 x& }0 z. e1 lM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. $ W% R0 z( M" ^1 g/ k3 l4 y5 C r% w& a; I7 Q: u( z" ~
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？8 M; n$ q$ C8 y7 _; {" g0 M
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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. 0 d& N1 R6 Z$ h8 A " R2 {6 M. V8 g6 y- j# pL：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？ # ~3 ?7 ]+ l8 P9 [2 W7 X2 d' j3 w1 G+ h( y. U
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.6 a" n5 s& ]# }9 P; u( a+ O
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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？% ]/ P4 ]( o' E1 e$ |
& U; R. c5 n5 `M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?* m( c9 Y/ Z1 `1 w0 @, L/ g
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L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。& j. R4 D% t2 e7 ]
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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. - N. m5 Y- F- {6 {, c; a7 v, ]9 ]# W1 o9 J* Y
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. / l0 I' L& J u1 v( o+ A$ Y5 Y! q2 }& p5 Z6 q! r- ]# e. O% x! _* E
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. ) W5 K, l5 D+ j. v' v' T" W& h9 f & B1 [. a9 P! I& P' RL：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？* _$ [4 P* w4 o2 \, t3 n
) Z/ z/ G) x; CM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!, K" x0 s4 ]* O- m2 w; |5 X* R& B, ?' p+ 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。 4 y5 K/ `0 d1 s/ J6 O9 q2 t8 l: s' l. D; p' k) V- Q8 _
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