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- M! b' S9 w" u 0 p& L, P6 O% _4 i# j( _% TL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。/ v5 Z( V* x ?% U
, m" u( }& d6 n* |! fM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.2 x1 f! k& @4 O/ {; J: K5 N1 @
! i6 \' Z0 g0 y% a# L8 [- m/ hL：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？ 2 p; k/ l) O5 U/ D. a- X" t' S- {6 {% n2 g7 k! e3 s1 W" V( d
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ( m0 _8 a+ E- F+ u2 ^7 t, Z$ B5 O1 K" J7 J- @8 Y3 M
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？2 H" W4 c, u6 k3 U s& p
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.1 C% }: e* Y8 ^9 i
/ [9 h! p, i7 n3 T& o: rL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 9 t L i0 G1 E6 P3 \1 C& N' @' ]: ^* L% x( z
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.+ A) n! G6 _0 ^6 w
( i! |% L- g4 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？ ' b* `6 i" F: {) x 3 a: C* ^( z9 M# oM：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.' u9 i/ t5 }* F
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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？ 2 i* W W9 u% Q" e0 D) C ' O; h O2 P- [- O2 m& n- Z3 HM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. " {7 n, P, L; Q n8 ]: o% F0 |3 I7 u _
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。 + l3 ?$ Z( N& o e) b: {4 q% M" g; ]$ [
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. 9 D- D5 {7 E7 M! V" m+ M' [# y( x6 Z) R$ ]# L# q4 }# ~9 `
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ o0 E6 K6 k6 a2 s/ @4 T( z$ g4 F M* j/ d( x- b* Z: `
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.5 u0 v# ?! k- N
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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。' |3 p9 ]3 R7 S! R0 E4 r
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.: u0 o. J$ ?6 |, N2 o7 b" V
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？) n4 t, D& y+ E- {5 N
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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？! y2 i; L& [2 r! u5 |
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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.3 f1 j5 P1 j4 R$ |' S
! T! q: J3 d! `5 AL：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？ $ a" ^$ h0 b t. f4 _ Z) b; P) a4 U! }0 j: a4 ]6 X* G7 r
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?1 _3 E# g7 I8 A, a% I! i. P
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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。 h7 c' {( H: v) [4 h# H# e# m" ?
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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.9 D3 Q% J5 i' k5 d) z$ a! Z$ @/ P* ~
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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. * P% l/ i, k" Y- R a4 _1 O2 i7 `) k, X
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？/ u W, ~% Z2 }& }
7 g" z f, q% d# L8 A. y4 vM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 7 I% @5 i ?8 \2 @$ f+ e$ o5 o- v. `. f
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。 T' @8 m V, u" C* h, Z- d
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