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. : Z/ [0 m* L0 r5 ] 0 ^4 [' A" g# y+ |$ q& P2 ML：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 6 R# Z0 H: f$ D ) R- Q+ t3 Y! pM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. \" w0 y& X; Y, S' {: h! j0 k3 O5 k8 V8 f; ^6 ?% Y p
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？0 s0 M, E* Z3 S; Y; J
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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？" w! C) y- }9 U& ~$ k. ~
7 E0 ?" d1 b7 C1 y4 z4 f: Z& sM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. " j& ?" E5 f {% ~5 c9 M6 d! `( k * g8 u" j! o, u3 G: }) Z4 zL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?: |! G8 G: x* b+ A/ e" P
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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？$ z/ V2 N: Q% y: L6 s
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ! B S' M+ m: m6 B1 Z2 I * n6 C. R, L" Q. i- D1 fL：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。 - A$ J! _5 U$ ~& w# W6 }; v! q6 A% l* \" [
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. 5 G9 y$ }; ?' E) u& R) O5 J9 f1 t+ X6 v
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！: k0 R! }6 ^( H m
! K( z( I8 w J! xM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. . Z" o, ` m- a- N/ J & k; D/ g0 a5 b; KL：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。 - w/ ^- o0 E; Y' I$ i. y( r0 X) I" E$ ?. A8 c
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.# F. y3 G+ w8 _- [
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 6 k4 O0 T' G5 i4 p' w$ q& `; c/ @; y# x! _ r
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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？) j- a3 U; z' v* @$ E3 x
3 m- i: U& [' l0 I( ^& G. X0 uM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ; }% I$ h; }+ D6 F5 N) t. u* l; E' q0 g( ?* J! O
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。( F' R! y3 T8 r) ]& G5 E
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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. ! n7 N4 m/ `) t% F/ n r2 E1 a' d2 p( Z
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 e* u% n @$ @ D- y, ]/ D$ G ( G" a4 `5 \0 e+ b$ SM：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. + p( L& C" a1 c2 t" ]2 \ 4 N6 E" W) f3 yL：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？ ! q* X8 e# C" j5 g: s : \' p) {. [( _( @/ J. M, YM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!& A# G! V5 q& ]+ t$ J
0 T# m# `6 n+ n" y. J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。# r4 {5 e6 G Q
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