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. & M" {+ F! G) S% K8 }% |) G) f, |
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。9 K+ H/ \4 r. ^ F0 D
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. , Z7 I% q; d+ o! L% n0 w% o 6 y3 u' K$ R: QL：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？0 [9 F# G9 X" \2 Y/ f; R3 {, c7 S
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.% G- L7 }1 ]4 s" e) X9 A7 P7 R! H
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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？. ?' r% K6 [9 t& V$ F3 t4 m: D% l8 n" H
- I: L6 `% k% S& z% ~M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ' Q) ?4 F. e5 H' Q+ A7 k' s 7 O/ H9 l* ?% Y; SL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ) H: r- n( E! I7 ~* K. ?6 q1 H- {% H+ T
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.9 U q* W6 i9 E8 }* b. `. n
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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？, Q2 ?% R( f4 }8 i$ Z8 d n
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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. / Z0 \/ K' Z% e: z6 W4 W , U( `- Z u9 P7 q% YL：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？; J9 ^" {2 p0 ` U$ U
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. . h. Y4 H5 z% Q P1 R4 F+ z7 S( B8 _ & ~; j! |. \' e" A/ ZL：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。 " r3 J( N1 w. {4 S6 B+ a) c. S1 ]% x/ j5 I* Q) b& r
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. 0 G# e2 Z- V# z# X8 P7 G$ `0 b % N" t6 {; |# c' X* W2 jL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！# n) L! \8 @; Q) n. a
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. % ?: P! u9 ^% }! g. M9 E; [! D: t* G" x5 L0 z
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。 & N$ Z5 z y% c( e, O/ n5 u6 s. q, `$ h6 y; t9 |0 l" C
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.1 e `' F% F, X3 L" G* Z' 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？ & v3 @1 X8 K3 E* Q* G, ~! p & p# B; ^4 T0 \1 s: j+ rM：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. & Z* o+ Q5 ~" q: q$ G$ F7 `, ^" T0 Y7 ]. C S+ 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？ 8 a! y3 m) n( A7 x2 [- g* Z l$ ], y) g q1 Z3 n
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? & l& X0 g3 I9 p1 {1 [ F2 T O% Q- C
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 Z, q. |5 b/ Y, T% W1 N2 z* z, o0 g+ v+ |; q8 @- o
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. " M5 u# H$ L8 f. b5 T$ U1 z 7 W" W4 e' R4 x- g+ zL：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 _6 N# K/ W9 O5 Z0 Z $ i9 ^' S( x. K1 a" ZM：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.- W5 y6 O9 V, O) E
' X1 b5 F& Q. ~) w8 B4 sL：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？ 9 k" h% a( s) l* Q+ L) ?; T+ M9 U0 P9 N
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!6 i4 l4 z/ N7 b: Z. H! n1 ~/ a
' u2 Y* C8 r2 g5 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。/ n8 e9 s/ Y8 M( D7 i. F
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