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.- i* t+ e$ T2 A. T/ N
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 * {) L, i( y1 |* m4 C; A" c6 l + o) S H; m) J* p. p3 e4 p8 Z& CM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.$ ?8 V5 m9 @% y* q2 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？" Y9 H5 @& u, t( U P/ i7 U
" o+ W; k8 N4 CM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. " C1 I8 J K6 y9 B6 O- U. T0 j6 D4 Q. ^' I3 h
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？& f* _, k x+ k; \$ C, A) c
& l& U) T* x5 _8 AM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.2 U4 M. V2 X& \/ t; s
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 1 J: G7 k9 v4 l 8 h* z* Z4 `/ tM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 4 }% e5 Y* k, a1 ?* e5 ~0 } ^9 d# K5 B/ {
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ " l5 m8 ?6 J# ^/ [2 [5 |0 G) B* ~" `/ b% r4 q
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. 9 p: b+ N7 V1 y2 A1 @/ S3 D: _% }+ P# f2 S
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？& h5 E- S B* y
* V0 ]$ O; \# G7 n" ^2 rM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 0 \9 c1 e Z' @( Y% @. K 0 n4 e4 i7 R" W7 a: ]$ {5 O vL：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。" f& k* d ?/ \# f' T9 H
u( g) j5 A6 Q, j8 VM：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.6 r! Y6 V& F' X6 O& i8 D' J
- y3 O2 D; A/ r. R; P) [3 dL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！5 V. _3 w$ ]- X- ]7 V
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. + \+ S* f. l5 c5 i" x& d) N( q) `
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。+ K+ e4 _6 L4 K- d2 j+ Y1 H
" P u' d% ~/ d9 z+ R$ q$ f) BM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. " q: k) }1 F9 L' i# ]$ s6 M% Q6 C/ R
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？* E, _. T; g+ w- l1 R( s% v
. T& p2 a# P% u& V* ~M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.$ I) w) n# p9 h4 k, V
: ?# h% O! I; E' FM：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. * j6 c' J# C3 w$ G6 r* ] ) |' D. ]) o9 P8 `; [/ Z2 G s, {" kL：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？ X! |" T ^8 b; @5 E
( t# q9 G, {, T7 U1 eM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?; n7 l! h. Y8 y8 Q% |8 E
8 n1 h% F! v% q& B" a- s) vL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 e; D/ T# ?0 |8 s8 k
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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. & ^* Z) M2 g$ L( N) ^% O* Y . f( W' S7 j7 [2 O- R4 d0 ~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. & e( N3 O+ h; V+ o5 G 9 t8 x8 Y: f# {; N( O+ TM：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. $ N; U0 n% s) P# m/ [4 W4 J+ m 8 W7 J8 S5 P0 o3 A* BL：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？5 I' i* b9 |. Q$ y* Y
; H; M4 U) x* t* y' ]6 sM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!" u# a8 v# W0 g* @. F. ?
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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。: d5 {1 d& [. B9 o
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