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. " o4 y, d8 u2 V8 |$ O: T- k* D7 {8 D
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 0 X' V# X0 P5 J- i; w/ H& c) j0 J+ P8 T
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. * p2 \% g! c: { # s0 n7 y: K7 {3 R$ {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？1 i- S/ x2 T) [( c; [( G9 q
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way., Q% Z$ O4 g6 l" S9 ~
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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？; _) s& @' P; q+ N+ _& P3 K& c
& k% |, W+ `' a& ?4 p( ]) RM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.! X% x0 R. P5 K( @' Q5 j9 g0 }: y% @
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?6 C: }! A! A# t" j7 o, O' l
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.& c" q# g9 N" M3 u) m. c+ Z0 X
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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. : Z9 E* L! z# @+ ~ f8 ^' S6 ?7 C; ?1 _ z$ U
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？& l+ z& [/ g/ X& ^: N M' Z
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.8 z# U5 ^" e. P
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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。 $ B Y4 F" |" g; e2 b+ H , I+ N, R( `# IM：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.( T& j' p% F1 `
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ' W7 G: f; u+ x1 G L4 O% A# c/ l% ^" x
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. / A" Q" ~1 l( T V# T9 @$ L( F" t% p* N
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。. H/ ~# r1 G6 B
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ! Q5 @8 |, \$ [+ L6 t9 Y& i. j* ^/ {; F* R; N, ~" s- b7 X6 T
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？8 M1 m) g6 P/ n6 `( y" Q0 T
/ S" A' ~8 i/ YM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy./ u3 E+ H9 P& H/ }
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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？ / c" w Q- J$ A 1 ~1 B$ m# V7 GM：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.: y5 I* P6 R' z1 d. ]3 `! k
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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？5 x* F% Z" g) d) p5 P6 N
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?/ [8 m0 w" M- o% D- _! g. s. a# D5 `- O
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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。 6 J3 C, m; a* w# \: t " |( ~* Q; s* o6 V! X. yM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. : \. v I2 `# G$ z1 T( M4 t2 Y4 X" m, C2 D/ e
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. , a% A3 Z+ ]$ ?! Z* H) P: ^* k. o7 o1 u! f
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.2 `) B0 E9 A6 M
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