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+ n% k. P- @5 ]- l( q* z# C6 ^& }+ Z# A- k
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。% v4 B2 c0 }/ z
. W- |' \5 Q$ }) \M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. / q$ q) }' r) S+ v4 G7 u8 N) C8 R( p6 I8 O
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？ 9 V: b7 i2 n6 ` K . P5 E* I# J+ R+ j. N" `" qM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.- D( r! I# I& o+ Q0 t! f
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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？ 8 y; w: i7 K6 `3 \5 }% A * e5 c) e8 c2 G$ i/ jM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.' Z' A9 f4 j# o$ B
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?4 r2 \3 l; I' B/ U
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.+ R! A' |1 W4 u/ e
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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？ . P! J7 y$ i% p n $ v- x1 s: J' v RM：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.8 M1 l: ?; }9 q# U/ d8 P8 ?
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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？ $ |' o- ?" E8 J/ w0 O4 e% u/ v, G* L
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. & ^/ q( I; N2 ~- ?: J" ?# D/ o) R5 `5 F' {0 [8 {
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。 ; W! j6 H% w5 ?& M/ X j9 |5 r, }& e6 U! T* 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." E0 i8 E: y5 B& ~) q g$ h! {; r
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！2 B4 n. q( T0 p$ L
4 A+ C1 t2 I% p- @M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 7 a$ [/ X) I* p' ~# U5 | : P) s7 b6 O. l E- {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 T6 T1 E: y! }/ x1 ~6 | 2 e5 J) i1 N ]( d$ j1 d" s# {M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.) ^, E" A5 j" q# Z
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 2 H! |" c3 x0 _3 e/ |5 L: ]! c7 t; f* F% B+ g9 y5 ]
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 4 \' I- K- U! P! @% R: f$ T( b/ E( W7 T# N: E
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 N( U2 X/ c; H& x4 a7 w
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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., b' ^# {) ]: c* O
2 R N; [9 `4 T1 u8 \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？ " S9 `" q" Q5 p# \, W ) \0 ^( ^- ~7 ?3 B3 \6 r3 eM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 8 J4 N/ X+ D/ t# n4 s6 g ( ^8 v$ O5 i' @( x5 \9 mL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ( M6 l# P/ h6 K/ ?" d : W8 B+ s- E: G5 h( D+ v4 PM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 7 Z0 w2 p, f4 F0 l 2 S6 n( k- V6 T$ D" eL：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.5 ?1 M* r9 v8 u6 V3 o% q% ]" K
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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. 1 Y3 }. ?9 a7 X7 `2 R. y9 ^$ _6 _- e! b/ R( ~( a- q$ _7 u
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？ 4 Y8 D7 C h- G) B4 i1 `- K2 S6 S2 B% H' i8 o! \
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 6 j# r) y0 I, p* m# Q0 N0 n * \0 k: a! U4 @% F2 u6 P5 O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。% e' [. a# N- W% f! h, I; A
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