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. ; ?; X- r. [3 ~1 m 0 ^# \7 Y9 h, g( v6 u0 ^# ^8 DL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 % l `1 }7 |2 c1 e ( P5 y) x" x! [' \M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.4 H4 g3 {/ b7 G @$ ?' n* F. ?
' k, U7 ]1 i: H2 T1 kL：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？" U6 n5 w# v" v/ s) B1 [" @0 n, _
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 3 Q+ s# r4 |: Z4 O; L8 t2 q+ I t' s$ z/ S) f2 P7 t
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？ x Y( X$ q6 [0 M1 d; g4 O# y
: G# l7 p P" h! \! X2 y; SM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 5 d7 V4 b$ M- B I0 d& W* W% }# j+ D2 i+ Z+ `" u% T( c
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?- {6 B3 Q6 Y# q4 t# s: B
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.% U( @3 N- B0 z( D8 {1 m. G
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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？ 6 Z4 T M5 V3 v* e% {& \1 p3 X: c8 Q) J: 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.- Z5 M4 G9 }! k0 I
, x) H% c' i9 h* ~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？ 7 I% O0 @! {& s. P3 y; [' g, {) W1 @9 J4 C( X4 _ x
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. & t" ]. _: f# Z# q# {$ L" N; t- ~4 I& N0 L% Z
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。 ( r; q# x7 o4 ?" N; v7 S5 O1 y5 ?; e3 U) |9 w( M( z; _
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. . L# j' S7 Q z6 d2 O6 S2 o0 ?5 j5 ?1 X
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！4 }# o' [- R% j6 w' |/ R
8 Q3 T/ G& E0 P/ m6 W& kM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. - h( I. W8 {3 x) m' F+ G " Z$ G8 j; X6 f9 {) X3 C1 Z& QL：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。 5 b9 w/ i8 ^: ^2 [( z" e, O * V. L9 K9 L6 K6 Z7 J V7 RM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are., x+ q" L0 r, u, t2 v$ D
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ $ o& l9 \; d, I9 u% Z% q* q |( P; o/ d6 x" ~
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.# ]" Z" j& C& C) w& j, V
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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 e+ o) H* C/ Z& u, w+ T7 ? . ?/ u) U- n6 oM：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.* ?' e) S5 B" G0 A1 k
6 W; Y, I! o" A9 Z' ML：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？ 2 o3 J/ h# v1 g8 D' T5 y+ s7 y2 A/ Q' y% S/ c9 [+ f
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?! I( d' ~, G9 [0 Y1 J
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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。% _: p9 Z w& }/ V# `2 `
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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.9 o) |2 w; l0 R! u
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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 V5 w2 t' M: q1 D
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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？ , k+ d% R7 l8 q* Q" V2 B9 E- a/ {/ F" y
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! & R/ T( Q0 }$ ^4 a: d ) s; b" G: S$ J( g/ r1 g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/ \! H& j2 q6 _( }9 `8 N- H
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