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. $ K- K0 n9 B2 ^, ]7 n; A. f6 u6 D1 @0 Q5 J7 {) _$ D6 S* M% V
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 + j$ d2 H7 R- c' t7 k0 V , N4 Z7 M6 X$ i+ C6 PM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. / n& d' ^4 L1 i; N: l! R - I6 V4 P! z! tL：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？ 1 d& H& K' ]- _ m" O6 Q: |) P% D6 z% `2 ?2 `
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. $ m0 a) \3 R8 J0 g ' \9 T. l) x) Q. B4 x9 l5 RL：(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？ & ~: q! Y2 ]; l1 q$ E" i; w* }; j: h6 ~& o1 a8 H( R# R! Z/ j
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. # e j2 N2 d C- r# l8 L0 f" F% O6 v1 u z
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?/ ^/ t( a. H8 U2 c8 H6 B
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted., R1 T$ H' N# {3 i6 `' Y _
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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？+ F5 L/ }+ ^/ ?9 \. T/ g7 u% p
- @/ _6 O+ _: V' p( B7 VM：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., K2 Q+ ]4 X0 ?; Q+ L" j5 ]
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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？3 s- b. b4 ^8 ?/ G+ l% ^& x: }5 V
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms./ x* f. z K# }; }
( w9 s [4 X: p* t) l$ k; rL：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。. h& [0 ^" T( K+ J$ I
, e; F5 V# y4 _- ?% E' Y/ gM：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. $ Y0 @* D1 T0 y( ]1 s( z5 @$ x& V9 i- |: @
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ~* T1 y# D- Y" E" [ 1 N7 S, I- V3 I/ e) n3 t" ZM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.! d1 R. a3 ]5 M5 ?% U
$ b6 \7 _' W- }! u" I2 A& KL：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。 % a8 u0 F5 d$ Z: z) i; X# t8 ~+ `9 a6 o( i
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. & ^( O2 t5 w, c7 N+ O2 p5 p* x1 n0 f) a' K" b
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？' \; f9 x! u1 g& ?0 K4 R; h
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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. 9 w; h! O/ l' ]% {8 [2 O( B& Z/ T' s/ u1 i7 A
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？8 e; `3 L( D: Q& B7 G" j' T# {
3 D, y4 i0 f2 zM：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.4 H, n) [9 Z' P7 }. s. G! [) J
) ^7 a8 J& R0 `/ b. A) LL：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？8 ]0 D2 s; {, z6 A% Q
1 f4 R& t0 Q; }( ]. C7 s hM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 6 N; F6 G% [. @4 `7 \& t. i* T* j# x1 Q- y2 J! ?! k3 s0 d
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 7 n4 W& }+ u& e$ ? I4 T$ Y6 I1 T- t' H! z' |M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. # d0 I5 x& Y4 q$ u! K0 C1 v 0 t, \3 |6 k, P: s( Y9 vL：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.# \+ ^6 q, R* } @+ [3 ~/ E
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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./ T* ^3 V1 k! J6 `% i# m5 K
1 S) L* J4 W! H- n* \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？+ _6 b \& @2 L; h- Z3 ~1 m
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!! P+ }4 q0 L9 s4 K
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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。 # E2 c- M; w1 x( |& ?) m) s7 f9 V, l/ M8 {! }& {
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