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. . }9 d ~. s( F* B# \* |* J) G2 D) m1 {
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。+ G+ v$ E. r: h6 m% d3 E
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.( i0 q" z) M5 J' t1 S
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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？ . L! @4 ]5 \' e6 j. ]! I& O1 M' i4 w% l9 {# X2 D: u
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.$ |5 @0 g- |, Z# h: |* s: X
, h$ c: I3 Q6 |) KL：(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？ 3 v$ p. {& Q0 G! _% l/ H; }1 ?4 |4 N9 z- G% G1 G
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.' u( G% y" B5 J# L
+ e4 z# R6 g6 ^7 M) DL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?1 W$ y5 \; ^* Y/ J6 k
: o( m- i" Z- c' R. eM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. & _# e6 E) X) U. [ ( y l1 U9 B' k: j( yL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 3 w P: w% d% v6 d# w2 ~7 }5 ?( T8 q C0 G4 w
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. ( d+ }: D s$ Y9 L0 B - L2 e2 q( c+ d% hL：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* D; K6 P( ^9 i; Y
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.% o* n/ \: y4 }- Z% x- h9 X ]
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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。3 I/ W7 N A0 k C+ \% C
9 i2 L( q4 }* r1 S5 w# M7 N9 {0 CM：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 j* [6 b( y) q8 L+ j3 ^2 q! ]6 D, M% w% x. r8 L& I) V
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！: u* a7 V" N" k' S" o* H9 F
# N4 d# r' L8 K# Q1 \2 aM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.' V* e' ~2 \9 j/ t
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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。' K, p d; N3 I d
* A) n( j& n/ \ qM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.# |2 n7 {8 `6 S6 s3 z
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0 I2 g: @- ~" Q* R# R* f8 PM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 2 a0 {1 {$ p1 R) } R1 M4 ~# M Z% N& _9 xL：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？: r. _, @% c2 n6 q
5 t% W0 Z) J6 d* x! a |. u9 rM：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.& h) s6 g& G, \' y$ Q8 Q5 {
' E7 k! a4 A0 BL：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？9 N. @0 `" D+ n) e
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?% g& d' C' U( s+ |0 i
. ^* U+ Q' V$ I$ FM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.& o; o3 s3 }! U+ \+ b$ J9 w
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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. + k- x( p+ j$ ^1 |5 a8 U+ h0 x( Q1 F( F# J
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.& f# }/ {: l% v! v* O6 d% K
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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？ . F' Y# `) k7 y4 K4 X ' K. Q. O" `2 r0 K3 a3 l# B% r g8 ^M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!' z9 a( A D! g3 o
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