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.- w1 [/ }# j, d$ n) R( l# f
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。# v$ H" K, H9 \5 `3 m5 Z5 `' Z) O5 ^
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. * s% s8 |: ~. a- {( V8 d3 o( \ 1 r* V; f, R8 R p& }1 rL：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？ ; F: F2 y+ c" V# m! f , W) o3 e& t0 S* s" V9 S- ^& {M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.! n0 O8 z: y% \
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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？ " x- `- _% K4 i% c0 |! K 2 C% x, V3 @# A( i( Q2 eM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 9 P: ~* [, Z5 y- j8 g. }- ^. x* K- H: G, ^# U9 l
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?; m- b1 A2 y" Q/ N, m- @) W4 o, q
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. % X: r$ H( E6 z r( e, L % n, b0 Q" S8 D4 @! y( q, VL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？, G% y- w/ K/ ~1 J
9 c6 |% Y; @% D {5 Z7 i8 dM：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 K) \& M* D+ t) j ~2 Z ; _; M2 d) x; {# k0 {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？ - Z$ F. p# C0 J 9 C; V7 k* N, vM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.8 ]1 \/ _# M7 r0 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。 ) [) l8 e# T* \/ l0 e% K9 o6 k& y- Q7 f' ^- S# g; z' z
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.! U& H' E/ s/ h0 l# |, I5 |5 |
; N% q% J7 e5 K0 oL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 4 ?% `1 j9 y7 L+ f( ~ 1 {, H9 F2 K" c5 Z6 K" v; ^9 YM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.- i& f( m: { D1 j9 V
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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。 / g& ~& `) D( @% C7 G' b& g , n4 Q+ r4 L0 |& FM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. + _0 S6 x( b+ Y( I9 o& D5 J 4 S9 e9 `* u {# @1 |L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ / G0 h/ K% p6 D- N$ k' e w + y& w9 E! l! R9 r6 i0 F7 ZM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.! J: b5 r- B! `9 D3 V! ~. Z4 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？ ' U! s0 f% h3 O# M2 I9 C! H# ^ : v; K, G5 e* U( sM：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. 2 B( t/ K/ j# s" y/ Z( ~8 k3 c, P5 P8 d3 J6 b. u5 Z
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？' O, E6 J$ n8 H' X7 @
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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。 & c, M6 {4 i$ q% k9 n$ W6 J 3 o1 b( l! M6 w) B- r# q g% DM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ' E7 R$ E. t# K! `$ o- _ K$ v( X) i _) l& X- \! h6 L' _
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. " p$ A% q8 d5 r2 f- q S. I z( ^& r& Q4 X; Q* n L* D
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." X; [* E2 k O h/ R% }
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) M5 \$ o W' |# t% ^M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!# V# J* `8 h4 R, t
: Q% F n+ l9 g8 C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。; Z0 C% Z$ M2 u' O
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