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. - h9 t4 j: k5 Q ; T8 T( J; @$ d2 l- z4 f* vL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。, _. X. v! M: \( X
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.: }, f' D. g3 l4 F2 `/ S. U
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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？% k8 k6 O! }! S! A2 D
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.# i4 e5 ^0 `! S# m
3 k+ c: ~0 W! P+ J* BL：(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？ / ?5 y& O" i/ H6 K* Q " v! x/ w- m8 mM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 5 Q8 t) B2 F$ _1 {$ W2 D' k " s: n% _ p& E% p. b0 H# `- XL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ! \! A, d0 I7 T. W- K - ^9 ]2 ^% L$ kM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.1 Y, P9 J/ e! ~- U: o5 r4 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？* ^7 d* N2 `" X4 Y, e9 {5 f4 q! m
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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.$ K* _; ^6 x! i& N1 J4 H
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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？ 8 b% D2 S( R6 o _5 ^% ? * F/ K2 E/ C* LM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. $ K# j$ E- m# r, u1 M0 k( K7 H+ @+ a1 y! J. A! L* J
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。: q) a' p8 @- R' j. ~! a
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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.5 C) U6 O# U6 i" \; H; x
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！% z. d: }7 c: q9 f1 j. @! C: u0 }
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 5 }: ?6 `' g# V) U3 o; L0 p$ _3 |9 n4 }+ X/ A" ~
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。 / h/ P+ A* S J# G " ?: q8 D% D" ~$ _' _1 J3 X: uM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ! ?$ D t% y- `3 ]- g) y ( I% q9 ]4 d* C) e0 I3 TL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ . L) K0 Y7 T( i; P: `/ r5 D4 R e( T
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. : }$ L' r r L# `# }& b) |. U* k1 l' t$ T" X; I9 k* Z
L：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？ * p( q# E5 c) d! ^) N) @. f* e5 i" X2 a O/ e
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. ' M: E" L& p: _7 E- Z, d& V1 y8 v& b2 Y9 [$ z
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？ ' {4 x2 ]' }' I% T4 ] ) y) j; o0 G; s1 iM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?3 l6 |- X: F1 |; I8 v
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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。* V7 }* M5 C: F1 g8 r
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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.+ H9 ?, i @9 b( U* X8 |
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f0 i7 @; `/ K" 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？ " M. B; E+ C7 R; E; i5 R2 S : m# Z# w! k( G6 E/ _( o2 EM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! , I) Z3 s0 Y. P% ]6 b* u: m % _5 ?1 F, f3 V2 p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。0 k3 h0 h' E8 u; h2 {7 d/ v
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