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 ?9 M; U8 _( {" y4 J4 B + T/ \" }. B* q7 g& c4 n$ `- KL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 * R. p" \) c6 j |0 ^3 m! | ' l$ k/ ~" Z6 dM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.. I' n' z6 }0 T0 a# g- h4 u+ S% }% F
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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？ 2 s# Y0 `) w/ n# I! X1 `; t+ h 1 ~5 j+ C" i4 Z9 B( ^M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.) p6 z; z8 Y: o$ G
# r( v( A: g& F5 EL：(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？( Q* t$ u% u9 M/ R2 f9 }4 G0 ^
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.' X- y ]# G. |8 ]
1 c% ]7 c a7 u KL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? G; A7 f2 h' ^, V
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 2 ?2 U2 [* R2 i d2 q. A7 Q6 f6 P T- ?9 ~L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？9 K# x4 b" ]5 n' G/ W. N
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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？ ) Z* i g5 H2 T) d6 ^ ; Z+ h8 E/ p' F8 B+ X7 ~M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 8 W* }; ?. z( J1 b ! N0 j' Q9 J' v4 OL：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。% j3 J) i3 U% k+ j
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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.- g A% ^7 Q/ p, G) Z
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！& t4 ^0 B! e- w8 S) `/ @8 C
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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。! q0 I# G7 \# f
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 3 K, r; {- a+ O6 R+ Y 5 W, V8 |6 f+ JL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？4 g# g- U/ O2 c! p( V" o
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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." r: A. J7 I2 z/ X( B
4 W2 _# j9 A. Q/ J0 y6 dL：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" V3 J4 E" ]$ [( O. E5 s8 p! E ~6 u' X3 i, e" W' H2 B
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.8 ~& N9 r2 x2 z2 g# Z
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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？ - n+ X3 C" C# @, z& u1 `4 H' Q8 W* `0 z
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?/ ]) j1 j9 @: d6 \
6 i9 a' |- C3 `) ]" Q3 t0 jL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ) {8 F; X1 ^/ p0 a3 ~/ k0 N 6 q2 E6 \# O; r8 @1 v! nM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.) ~ n5 V+ r8 N9 a# a) x
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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. " O+ W. ^2 d: H( \ 1 C, w1 G+ Q P* {: OL：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？8 u O' ^$ Q) O
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! , j& _3 E! w& s3 x% E* l + r. O1 a4 `" ^* y( k1 t' B3 D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。 . Y. h; l, E% S G- A) C: W6 u 3 u: v+ P$ J3 [) ^8 @- u! I+ AAudio as following: * G$ {7 [) k1 E" x( C8 D
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