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.$ ^5 z+ `' Y4 }* B5 H. K0 p9 o, f
* `, ?0 N3 ?# ]% IL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 - G! d& ^. U* \) p* }" a+ d+ o% s% Y2 e% m# U2 }
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.$ ^; ^) g) x+ v3 T
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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？ * {& s- L* X* }1 \7 g& \# D: x" q1 U a, {5 A
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.( ?% I! c |3 v4 ]% ?, D `8 m
# {7 j$ H7 r& j2 {) l! |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？5 `: z7 ?! k6 G0 ]
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.) P0 [0 u) ~3 [3 ~8 m
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?' P. |5 l1 q; Y& f
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 7 l7 q% {0 n1 Q6 k% N) b" q, M& Q) v- k/ V
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ i& Q$ ~' o" |5 \
3 b5 D& P( y. I5 G* J7 [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. - D; | W: ~9 y- E- R& O' G& k. Q: r0 }; W$ W2 ~
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 o/ M; a' r) x' \ O+ e& h/ Q* C8 o5 o1 t0 TM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.* W* ^' z* v6 w/ }+ I
* G2 a8 |% c. }7 _, [, lL：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。3 J/ H4 F0 [0 z1 `' B X# h( m
3 i: J7 d- i1 YM：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.4 b1 y9 j! Q$ Z
/ T" N$ e0 }$ ~" C) JL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！5 x' b. a& u) n' S! ?" N
) ~6 ? n% k# uM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.# K8 E2 \7 N3 E' T9 h
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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。+ `$ Z( H8 E5 ~/ j1 O, g
; I K+ F. L! r: G) QM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.: f, t" x- z% d% ^
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ + W) }; J( J, B& |: y4 [" l* D# v L
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 L: b/ L9 a8 D + g( s! X. V1 j8 N; eL：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 x0 m" U6 r" W, u3 G1 I$ w% B
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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. $ g9 c& }' f% n& _9 r$ y: p6 {9 ^8 p7 s
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？- N+ y: Y- }9 u V
" @+ `+ ]8 x2 Y2 _M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?# R8 p& O$ X/ g6 j$ f
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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。 D' n" K4 M$ I5 w. F# n
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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.. e. G" H0 Z+ v, N7 u% E
' y, Q* s$ n( K! U9 F$ v f* BL：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.8 [8 z1 J1 D# |" ?2 W
4 I z- b! ~: k, j! ]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 B Y) h$ ]. ]
7 S) H: j* i+ u9 `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？- R1 g7 { M* H t+ u6 |3 r9 a) _
' \. b# h$ G* I* {( k" t3 PM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!: v" j6 F c! B! D: c
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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。 ! C% |) _" [( B& a* s6 v Q& y; E- P5 r. }+ X+ G; l" F4 n% a
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