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 e; d: e7 |- Q @3 J : Z) z- [0 g- N2 c- R" UL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 : h3 j2 A* b N, o+ _5 Y # n0 d3 {; W1 } b# IM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time., I4 t, R1 w0 E+ \" g" e
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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？: X% P6 M8 Y; s/ k3 x
6 x3 k* u1 p/ L6 O8 v5 PM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.9 {) |+ w4 F U7 [+ w8 G1 b
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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？9 j( e. x& v1 |3 ]! V( T9 u
) u& h+ b2 s; s+ X' N9 q8 qM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.* l: n+ C1 e, t) A4 D( a' V
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?8 [/ y j5 m5 T$ a/ W/ Q
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.& Y) R# Y! t9 z. T: ?7 Z% j1 R
9 ` _! l9 B2 K9 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？ ) S/ H6 O/ Y# h. S& M* c0 w* T, U! b9 E3 S
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./ q0 ]. {0 R$ K/ o( v9 A! j6 X
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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？ " E r9 e8 k; E7 A 6 H- J- U q$ O6 DM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 8 K0 ^# m3 w; P- U 3 a% g# r# _( B( s! j3 BL：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。, X3 U# I% v- t
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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.* K* V) W4 m8 F) R- i7 u7 U( X1 d
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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。9 ?% y' }. o7 j; b, p8 h
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 4 b& {7 M. z- `7 S2 o: j* E4 v$ u) {3 L, a
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？" I, o/ B% K7 L
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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？ . e+ H8 R$ _" ~2 X) ]# m( d8 x4 y/ Y6 D* b6 U
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. # [9 R: v% i3 |, |) x. j( F6 V. t8 u! D
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？ ! g0 g7 l8 G3 ^0 h 7 W$ q9 N8 K+ U! s! F" {# |0 U/ m0 \M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?$ N: r# |& `& N) t! R0 R9 d; i
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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. 8 _ ^. ]+ ~6 E0 h$ z. n+ E( z6 k& t( c# ^, o
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.+ R1 S8 f9 i3 B. K* Z7 l
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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.0 w2 ^7 U: \: G' |
% X2 D0 w/ E% Q5 h( pL：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？9 G- X0 S5 e5 L' _* k
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!& P' W/ @% @* E. R4 X' F7 M
9 _0 W) _1 _+ X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。* `, o9 l/ l3 r$ ]+ B
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