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. % Z# j. N# k# z6 }, g( o3 J0 m/ V* q* ^$ ~2 l
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。& S* g; D, |0 Z9 Y: O! u) G
: j& X8 R4 U( H: TM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 0 q" e/ k0 E+ q7 K# |7 P' f- | P" G, Q0 I& g) x, l
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？ , u% w! Y8 b3 Y# {( u5 f4 t$ t 3 g. _# O3 \$ a4 h ^: E1 Z3 m7 xM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.6 r2 S8 y+ V5 M2 o8 {; b$ T: {
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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？4 J) O) l8 C, o% z: M8 k
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ; O! I- f2 F* E( I/ Y6 _1 |# @ , g' {. n( \' x/ Y6 B1 i. V3 FL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?6 k7 n+ g5 I. i0 T( E
' y8 `9 G' k5 ~6 J2 @* VM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. + K$ x5 L& U8 D+ A p* D& `, ^* X! F& h
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？0 w+ ?$ L8 h, Y0 ^
t; H9 G; E4 a: |5 W6 L8 C: V& q4 }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, N3 T! V8 O# ?6 s, U, X. U & r9 }8 G2 ]/ H9 z1 S* Y6 bL：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？0 Z1 U* y8 g/ K& ^0 `& y1 L
( ?) i3 p2 N# ` F: @M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. # o p9 l5 u. T. h, Y. J! t, x2 v1 M! E9 P" ~& E9 T: ~8 h
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。8 C- h* ^, m: ]( H. \3 |% N
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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.) i& h* ?0 s. q3 g' J2 D, c3 T$ }7 q
, U, \6 `) e O* o3 f% @; {4 }M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip./ J0 K: x5 ~# F. j# 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。 5 s/ z: |5 D8 q5 N7 |1 r2 j" m3 x6 g, t
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.& Q2 L- R6 }( q( H0 D8 y2 p
: L+ o% j* @2 L* G: n6 uL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ , L8 c: o1 k( d: P, d& C8 i4 Q I/ \
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy., Z E3 N+ c. A* e6 C, [3 v7 a/ H
2 q. s$ K6 ^/ @# f f4 T( t7 PL：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？( f! O0 S y5 h- v; y' F
5 b2 A2 E/ Q0 i& z2 tM：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.. L( M* G- K) \$ R
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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？ 2 G" c, a- h8 Y7 Q. I# N . n, B8 O2 Y% _% X3 Y1 |M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 3 U/ k( u9 k3 H, Z5 I# {2 ` a, W3 _# R7 C8 \# p
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。& }. \ x4 t" Q( ]0 l& v! u. _! c
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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. " Z3 r* w6 `( R4 Y7 L 9 Z5 B# G1 C; F/ D0 j& r" k; ^( q( ?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. - C: I& j2 W( m9 D& F) u$ Y" c9 G* }7 E5 o, Z/ p* I# B
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.* n# I' U! f( X1 p; h$ S6 e# x
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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？+ g; c+ b0 C8 C9 v
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!4 F# c1 p# q9 t% z8 `
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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。% ?; d' W* K% h
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