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. , l% u$ X8 d& F3 y o) P i7 T, c( |9 t u I+ Z) RL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。- P4 ~" B- W$ C! M
6 g y" O! Z+ \" f4 A3 w. X- bM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.3 U8 z- ^% k/ f- x, o6 u# o" }
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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？ 0 }) ~* Z, x3 F, e, ^ ' I6 a# T: E( x6 U2 {% \# v9 yM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way./ f! _, D. ^* f' ^& 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 z$ s l0 {$ G4 b, J
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. \5 R- L& u3 O. Q- Y( q
* p X$ Q' q7 O) E" y/ FL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?" T& u# w4 S4 z$ R. ?3 J
$ M& A4 n% j0 b) F; A( e: wM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. - c3 g O% c; m& H9 G; |/ R, a: e [; A0 Q" L- \: e- b0 O
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？) `1 J4 k3 E# }
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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.2 h& i1 c+ s6 c
. M# V1 ?$ Q& O, B2 l, 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？ ( A) O5 j2 L" k4 j7 Z8 `3 y4 y+ N7 a4 o8 G6 N
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.4 {8 Q$ f) K; q
: ~ {% G. p! o& o9 J3 SL：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。5 w7 t1 B7 @3 A4 H, k7 m9 N6 i
. c3 R( i* {' m g- h9 [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. / V- t- q, L7 m- l4 v) ^) t: r6 B4 R
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ # L7 I3 A; W- c4 g9 q : n: m% `9 }1 p; w2 v! bM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ; v, O* i2 F+ E- {, P: a & X, T! e" f7 Z' U9 V( EL：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。6 l1 W6 x2 t0 G0 N
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.# H) [0 s% y( q7 f
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？. s3 a: l2 C! N7 |
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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." ?8 t- t6 o2 N5 E. W. _- U }2 Z
8 G/ d& }2 F) b$ Y( O+ z6 m: HM：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. 0 D9 H* [( T: ~' g1 k- k % ?6 u9 n4 E$ F" K- g3 x- cL：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？ 5 ~+ h/ T4 Y3 h! A5 Y% w* Y- H2 _( G) c1 ~
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?0 w& S: o/ B3 v* H9 q
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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。 * C! Z0 ?+ T& ?2 \" _+ F! G, Q( ]- f
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ' e6 k6 a# z8 H0 e3 o: }/ n- d# V. T6 j
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.& m) t0 ]: W& n! Z
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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. & v( o6 P/ t( _; V# y* c' d 0 K$ w4 u; s0 A2 ]/ VL：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？. h s5 [* N4 z" V R
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! L; S8 u7 w; x : p. |0 a: \) H5 D, 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。" I! Q& T4 N( N0 O: M4 n: j5 [
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