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. 6 p; e4 [6 g7 ?0 n( j% e$ C; X
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 + z* {$ }- n" `- |) [ 2 n4 b# p( ]9 A: QM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. * \7 W- k( o' d) `0 N, Z0 ~ 5 Z( m3 U& q: k5 w# F" pL：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？. ~& R, ^5 R" i, k: o7 R0 c) [ ~
6 n% _9 T/ e- z+ J( s9 VM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. / I. i: t1 W, R+ \( I2 H$ T0 C7 A4 Z* a( k3 w$ ~% ~, E
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？ ' ]# W' v2 D w3 Z- I 4 }0 I: U( }5 _1 |M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.7 S1 P* e0 _8 T. N9 T, @
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?. _4 y& s5 ~% a! C
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.. c# N" R* ?6 C) k" {
5 B3 Z/ W* y! H1 P" r) YL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？, ?! T; |. }, X: X% B
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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.: K! o M9 p2 w0 J0 ]
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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？ . W7 U1 I9 V/ J6 I. c9 `. Q3 D( [8 c* ]* B0 L4 a$ S0 u
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.% ?# T: s: l. o* g9 f ?
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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。 3 l8 ?% s" m4 ]. Y5 i& \( t( f+ 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.- X9 V! y9 a0 {" i/ p
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！4 |# L6 K9 v0 I+ }/ H/ \+ r7 K
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.' q7 I9 E, B, x( K+ ?+ s
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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。 ( B- l8 ?. f# `. P. E4 s' o! z2 o8 B- I z( ?- u! T) i. W. U
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.% r6 K) H" V7 e: _$ r
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？8 c" k" y1 u3 J3 p1 \9 N
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M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. & S! Q* o) c) n7 o$ A/ s% i2 d1 w4 d7 `; {+ F
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？) ~$ [( v# B+ x* z. c
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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. - O4 Y0 l$ i# P6 R0 e, q7 @& t1 `# p( a0 S# |. 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？. s% V, e1 ]& r$ v! N: X& E, T. l6 w
3 J8 t S% R: w5 KM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?" p1 D2 F% R6 w; k& i) 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。; l. P" d' m+ R6 j8 l. J1 q6 s! P
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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.& F6 i+ X5 V# x" @( @
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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. 4 n* i3 w' C7 m, H8 G: I : T H$ n D4 Q# }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 U7 r M) Q$ m9 |! ?9 J1 X. T' X+ p5 t5 ?2 B2 x! d
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？ u6 h* \, c, F) d! B& I
( F" ^6 y# C2 M$ X5 BM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!* p3 Y# P$ l B2 c; H. c0 H
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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。5 I7 l6 \- \! o1 s
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