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.: r: u7 ?9 f. Z3 T; f* l w
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。9 W3 E1 M% _; a2 C# r( u
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.- t3 r. J. e, a/ ^1 E' R6 g
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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？ ' R, ~; o3 u; f ' O; }/ E& y: d- u% ]9 UM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. + w6 n0 A% w0 V% b % _3 M, d. q. p) {$ u7 uL：(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？7 _, Y0 ]. @% A) s# H
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.6 { Y. n0 h k6 S# S
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? % w- W# U( F1 N; ~: s+ N0 `4 Q" P4 ]" x/ u. A/ S
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. . @; s$ v' H7 V, d) \ 5 ~, m {$ {" zL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ / F( B1 { H5 M- e' } - T2 N1 }- ?6 k4 |& i' LM：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. ! b( c4 m# R9 O% k. v: Z5 @( `5 [2 |4 w
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？ 4 X ], ?8 k) @) G* K6 b/ _3 C; I$ s ' f+ S' U& k1 r& d! o/ f: ?M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 2 I5 Z4 h: Q1 ^' _4 J C7 f' N1 z% j; C
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。. u8 C. T% {+ ]& g6 X, D' X" j) ~
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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. . A% [5 i5 {/ P# N- u2 l- \* H" ^" S- @ k$ m7 o- F$ x: z7 M; \
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！; k. |( k+ }3 X( C( k- S
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.) N% c/ |# t7 J3 N" R2 j+ k3 K {
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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。 # Y& q' w* J- \. i+ t ) w1 S" O9 y$ U" L8 l' T7 NM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ! W8 u2 \# P+ s2 l 4 P; N3 V. G6 }, AL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？# ?0 p" k! i; i" C0 f
8 V0 D* k& U% @. W' X0 PM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. , _3 v3 i2 x+ t2 k! D, W% S+ m ( B$ N+ z3 ^8 g6 kL：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？ . R$ L7 k3 O; V+ w- t1 y; I# o) I# g& W1 t/ v) |( G
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. ; H* j1 n+ P( o$ F5 h8 u# J% ]$ X9 W! T
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？0 u# |7 ^/ W) k( g0 ?- h
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?& l# ~5 Q) b6 P) R9 u3 V+ b# j' u3 _
$ t, ~7 R! l. d8 s: p# jL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ! ?7 N1 }) A2 W4 y7 ~ V k% |2 j, ?& P+ y a& x
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ; ^9 b# Y Z' [/ g G f) x8 L ' t; P8 M- j0 D1 b3 f& {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.; T) U' V3 B! P6 D
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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.5 u- L' v/ W1 O& G- f2 t7 f* x7 k
* F9 t. I: J( I2 AL：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& c0 E- L( I; ]/ K1 z
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!" Q3 i T7 d% k$ }6 W$ ?$ T
% A3 P- D( e( Y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。2 Q4 D/ k( P% t& G- i' a
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