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. " |4 }: x! q6 z( G% U( r& @( v6 x' h1 \1 M# B. @4 H3 A
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 0 E. [) R8 M l* z' y) V9 S. k& f+ `3 [9 i2 i& h. t4 q. g' l
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. # v- F1 p: }: H* p2 f* H; _, K2 y, `
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？; k/ a! D8 T, C4 F* x
- D/ n8 A8 [: Y5 D8 ~* Y+ oM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. : y: u4 k/ ^" ~7 `& C% h- T( H/ A" E! I( _1 O$ @* Q
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？: T# s* m! H* s# L% S7 x
$ [7 H) g. ~$ CM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.- P. A1 U+ ]. p
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?* b2 l, Y, J9 @) W8 D: A
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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？3 s% K* {# V7 Y8 P* E ~7 x0 F
0 k7 T# p+ x: _. _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.1 G0 {7 U0 I' w" g1 S
* z3 x3 ^# }7 t3 `3 |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 B8 `$ b$ w( n& E" x: Y+ ~0 ]
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.2 a: g+ d& |' Y7 ^
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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。 - y7 F& a5 p8 g- m5 M' Y0 X5 O) L% o' f2 b
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.* X/ c/ |' S' r
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！$ E8 d1 C9 ]! Y5 ^3 g/ D: ^
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. # n2 U) ?4 v+ z4 B! h: v" T* M1 d/ ]6 }& ?
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。 3 e) r8 J- g9 S7 F : D& {$ ?$ T% V' ~4 bM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 3 i6 B3 S' g; G- F- w+ Y 8 i" F7 G" T2 j( IL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？8 G2 O7 U9 x* z9 T1 }) e! M
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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.+ r H% W1 N$ \* y9 `$ F
' w( T8 I; N- j- K, T% zL：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？ R4 R0 u& E5 B' b
# a1 j7 r5 h2 X. ]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. 8 Z4 H4 A2 i' v# J( w) m5 {; r1 S4 X0 y. U+ p* F, ^: J+ K
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？; R# F h8 R, z8 R+ B* y
( ]% t( I' j' N8 [6 N, e* w" ?M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? / H- c( H4 N; w6 W' u/ F; p + k4 ? t( S0 u" _' h/ ML：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 5 H, L% M9 f; w; v+ h& K$ _# U# ?) v, V3 w) F6 C8 k
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 4 w2 O5 C) n% }7 e+ t8 R; B& P G" W
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. 0 H/ Q3 k) x1 K9 f* }( s: K4 f$ M% z4 [+ a9 c2 P2 S
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( z' _, g9 J$ k* u" n2 J# k . m5 w+ G# \) l' ]0 J: u0 C& M3 U2 fL：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？) d7 x. D2 @+ N! n$ B. u' t
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!' y, r: x5 l: x0 ]9 F j' u' w
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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。8 r$ X5 R$ L9 v; ^3 u" r7 Y) n
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