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.2 h$ ^8 \/ K- r; \
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。" G7 S; H/ V" B1 t9 w7 K& n8 e
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.$ v$ ^) |/ R' A' v
) k: D" I$ 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？ ' L- Z$ ?7 o( {! O3 ~! h5 v: l1 [3 G* A, C9 t2 p
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way./ g( l( m; n4 L
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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？# D/ _& b# F$ K7 l3 K" \( ?
$ T" R; [* M2 D6 l& _M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. * V2 ^ d0 J" ~" v) V1 I) G$ ^* m6 }' Y% `6 t
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ]& w9 T$ \0 s: G! R: Q0 v- K% t! o% N
\" \1 y2 f3 c# n6 Y4 e4 VM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. % f9 }8 E- O7 H: I$ ^% \ ! v/ j+ z# s6 s/ x$ ?L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 1 M; `- F4 O8 Z" U$ @: ] + z3 o: r8 L7 u, x# h. z6 g# b1 l, ?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.! ]' |) H& i. u) K) |8 o
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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？ % P/ R' \6 g. g g- A8 u* |( k3 o& P. W2 Q2 ` u2 C b6 L
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. % k( r6 A1 n2 W& _! j. E& G! Y+ z" I ` [
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。1 \0 D1 v2 [4 l3 t' W) v
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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. . V: C7 c$ T1 ~' w" o0 ]2 `$ T$ j
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！) |4 e4 Y, P3 P* n4 k1 i& o
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 5 ?, K5 a( b w% y $ a5 f4 p6 W9 |! O- XL：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。! s- A4 \# b; @
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.* _ o+ W8 t1 K) q& ?6 S
/ S$ p7 z) K8 `4 ]6 IL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ . {/ m, H( @* x, S H3 I1 r* _- z2 D2 b$ z% y
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.1 M) R2 g2 E# F4 N. S
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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？8 o5 N: H1 @& @" i" N
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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. + C5 B9 Y# J: N0 A. t' ~! Z! B, B* z' T. d1 w0 n
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？ - g% n2 o, ]" T9 }. Q) V0 v) d: N8 r
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?5 B( L4 L; E/ b; m+ w: I R' S- E
% M. }. k# k8 gL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 9 _! W5 e8 _2 O$ T3 {$ v; J/ C 0 k9 C3 @* ?1 V) U- B6 z! j. NM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.4 D) ~# P' l, Q7 S1 h; E
, \: b- S1 R/ m' t3 Y$ \# gL：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.0 [+ q0 \2 E2 T; |% \6 Z
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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. 7 F! ?9 r+ o" B+ L" l1 K # j7 T3 F4 ~' M% ]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" } p! Z, t; t$ K* P8 t0 ?( K
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!7 p( U/ ?1 Y! e" r
6 A& U8 m3 q- L# T2 K' n8 c0 R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。' O0 u7 B a- v9 R
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