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. 1 \7 g: ^7 T' n" u " D3 Y; [6 X5 Q) S# d4 yL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。5 f% S' V6 ~5 Q
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. $ x/ P$ B! V/ _2 L6 D, J* T1 `) `! `6 N; \* H
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？ : B8 N2 D z; D: e( @ 3 \2 a/ `3 e, ]6 NM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.: u. m+ `( o% [! d
+ y) m% \ ]% E' T( sM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.5 y1 G( Y$ p% Q
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 1 X3 S8 W2 `! Z7 s4 h# U 5 |& d& p* S/ _" ~' o# GM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.7 k7 K2 W- b. l& o4 [% R
/ P, M( ]" |, L! JL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？) z" W6 h- m" K! y5 U, j& v, P
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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. v5 a. c& }& b# E O% _1 }0 d
. z, _7 ?. H( A0 Z% m) gL：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？ + t( Q+ j# Y; R: `- K1 }8 ?8 A6 r5 e) S5 a
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.* h6 P0 J: X) h- _
% Z' q! \: t) v8 L2 t5 ~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。3 v. z& v+ o1 P6 C3 I- K' |) g
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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 N! U0 ?. J+ B 0 C' I- K8 ?8 V$ GL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！& U; \1 ~, C' \3 V5 J
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.; x$ O: _; \! x+ i6 z6 M
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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。 ) ^6 {9 Z( K- g5 d$ x' O5 s% x 7 K/ E$ a+ K- c, i1 }: oM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.+ f' |) K3 n: t, c; r
' ^" ]9 [1 A1 A; Z! DL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？+ R, z1 M, v* T( j/ E. F
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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. # M8 E9 @& e0 d0 {5 j' G6 S 4 ?; U8 S! x2 a* U4 JL：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？ ( ^7 j- q9 y( y% @, ~% ~1 \2 h. L" E8 M
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. , ]) \4 b' w2 Q) c% T( q- p+ [5 v/ u' A- S
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？ - z& j8 G. V! V5 S9 a! F- O/ J) B& c3 N% g' x' @: C( z" }1 I) V
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ! K- |* @3 N3 c/ F" D9 h0 e$ ~* y0 U5 P5 i/ V6 n5 n
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。: X4 t5 y% h2 D
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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.8 s3 O9 U- ~/ F! c" z
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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.6 h x$ w5 a/ z$ e8 l, U$ j9 I/ b
+ P% p3 u4 }+ ^" N9 W# ZM：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. / ?; `/ U7 \% I w4 Y: E. [- c: i! N) U3 J% X6 T0 c$ \3 m" ?. ]
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？ % {* i% `! n: a; \6 ` + y% g" ?# B8 Z- O8 P* p6 uM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 9 Y& c1 ]" {1 A1 U5 c4 Y+ C& Y8 E+ U* C& l6 X
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。9 M6 P1 y% t: N% o! Q/ p
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