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. , S1 g! V* D0 N4 A% p9 W U( r# e, D5 f z$ N m# t
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。8 ?' G1 P1 h; ?# R5 b
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ! ]3 M" ]8 O0 z5 ?) Z: J1 l' S+ k' G$ F. S2 ]
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？ M4 t) ]% w, X$ K
# f; U! d, Q2 U1 P2 T- nM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.: u2 t7 @- m; S/ U m& w
* N, L+ J$ ~! g0 AL：(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？. G5 X) g8 H4 @) b0 T4 o! v+ k
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 2 I( V, r1 y: z 7 G( }. {4 Z/ p( e/ bL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?- {9 X- I) |* U! |$ }" n
6 r$ {9 l9 f; o3 E, b* a1 _3 DM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.# b6 u: `0 E# [1 F6 }" u' ^* R( Z, `
. j v% x O. X/ { TL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？. \7 c3 d4 V7 P' V* A
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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. $ m4 Z: F; Y5 P+ y, C0 ` ( t, d+ p* \# T0 f# Y+ oL：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？/ B: [9 X+ q1 v& k" A( C6 @
" z' H( T( L0 r" b% O. B# xM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.5 u$ Y8 M% L" B1 |! T% E1 D$ Y, @
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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。 9 z, _ M7 q5 N' m2 y$ @$ d; l$ ?: h# f9 W( L. p
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 u% ]) b& e- k* c, f* o8 q" ]9 K8 j9 g
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！4 B- w0 [4 S% v- e' t. A
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.- U- c7 I# W$ O3 D# \7 |$ [
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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。 $ {$ f$ }6 k4 L( E3 T: _/ U& y" |2 z& B' i% T0 j' Q
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 0 d A& `( v8 ]1 K2 R & Z# }9 S9 f; c$ g# CL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？9 v' c# H" `. B q& Z: a. |
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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.3 F4 G/ P: K8 r& K9 }1 e+ [6 M
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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？9 \# C7 V" T+ M. t; Q
( U) o8 J$ U: x) lM：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. ) z, [2 z6 i& I t+ ^; _( I, |- F1 F( ~; t: V& C# X: 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？1 G- a* {1 ^& P1 y# ~; S3 G6 s o
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?( F. k5 w2 m% Y; H
: I: K! ^/ f+ c! p) ~L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 7 W4 l8 }3 @% ]( \: P# L 3 t! \" e4 a" M+ X* F8 P& {M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion./ s" A& N" T1 F0 \
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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.8 x+ @' v! M, _, k
: G7 i% n& Y' NM：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. ; _8 f- B' `- h ! l9 W4 i& z: B0 oL：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？. X) ]) }9 u3 t8 [: _
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!- L/ V6 l0 W% |6 k- L: v) T" b
( k; r4 r9 M$ R8 v" R G, Q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。7 C7 O) z6 E% [0 o u5 b+ G/ c
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