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. 7 f" X$ I y* X6 M7 M $ ]& i# T1 J( ^& k8 gL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。, n5 n0 V( d' D/ V
8 B5 c0 F7 ?+ B8 nM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.0 x9 R a' v3 s# J4 j
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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？" c$ I: i" F* P$ P( H# Z- `) o
8 g& V1 f* t, uM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.* W/ b3 Z, }9 D+ I. u
: t9 d. T' \$ t; \7 m: z: L( _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？% \- N5 c" F0 V
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. & m6 A9 R' `9 z & @7 {! \* p* m1 jL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ' G# T G3 i4 l% i. S# i) r1 S$ r* T1 h7 T+ U/ [
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ; h' I( Z8 a1 G6 k4 Y 6 ?/ M- V& f: A hL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 1 `; R" d+ d7 E% N$ ?/ I. `. L) k0 f $ ^1 B7 Y/ N# ? ?, i$ RM：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.0 }5 Q6 {8 ?/ ^
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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？ " {, e9 A2 ^. e- {5 k% o8 Q$ {9 {+ q; h' j: k! F
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 2 V, S7 l# f/ z& C; F: P- X# j0 q
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。" t) G! g3 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. + E" K( \8 I0 |6 B9 ? + A( H2 ^' M3 o" C) KL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！) |0 D: @; d) p% ?# ]' P' V
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.: A1 \- D6 H; d6 b; ^3 H. }+ T" R
Y% W' X% `* e1 bL：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。, U% b. K$ v/ z+ H/ f2 e
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 3 m; D8 M1 M+ }$ k% ^9 @ k- A, j# u) ~7 w
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ & E3 t- P6 Y0 [& N4 W( Q+ w & X7 V9 X! L ], ~/ C! BM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ' b1 T! V2 L, P0 N8 K4 V6 K ; t- S4 P, {% _/ ZL：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？ + R2 ^( }& T( ~. s$ f' K7 N8 c" n2 |9 f$ B# v" R$ z, y
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. ; |+ b6 J! B3 \, a3 d" B. Q8 \3 p& c/ ^4 B9 p
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 H3 I+ u; J m. y' C$ o. B# a) {5 N0 ^
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?% H' f3 f. z: Q) _3 R1 c
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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。0 q! p! s2 |5 {9 q7 m; |& r' b
) L5 |$ m- p0 X! h: p: ?- _M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. / R8 `% `. N; n& p. W4 N8 Y5 m3 s( U y X1 d$ q, z8 p1 P0 H
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.1 Z" F& t( ^. w, A0 U
& J( o/ s U+ G5 q3 h- @+ yM：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. I/ K! C# l; h- `7 t4 a; s7 z
9 |" }+ P6 z% D: c/ wL：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？$ r3 I- o I( v9 W
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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。 7 u6 I% Z5 K3 W- ~1 K) s7 f# B' U8 k) v+ x
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