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.* F& K" b9 |* A
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 9 N2 z9 L; U# S+ A/ O2 x: v, {7 k4 ]6 Q, d
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. . ~0 B) A0 S" I& z; {8 M$ |# a u7 u: |+ d, m4 ]; h# O1 E3 i/ C
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？4 D, I0 R: I# g* q) o" C
+ U I$ Z7 M3 j- z/ u* sM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. q# t+ K. W6 m8 C" z4 X - u$ Q$ T" @& E: l" |" j# `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？ 7 q+ h- J( w/ b4 C* i$ ` $ E* S/ d- k: z0 dM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. * b" i3 r! E8 ~) {# d+ j2 f' L, C: J9 y# I4 H* H& P, s: C
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?% a7 }" Z) O+ N) a+ q: A
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.8 B% e; s5 h$ M+ k( k
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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.0 D" j2 N! [# c: M; t9 m
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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？ 6 R' \1 |; D9 N1 p. K2 w1 {7 R4 B$ P. f- b5 S( J8 H& p5 I
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.% E! q! {' m) {, d Y7 X2 M
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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。 . s- W9 {0 w/ N1 l* m8 v8 u, _6 d% i/ u
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. : h. e# D/ k# D/ E" m3 G. W, E9 o F0 G* G% u9 `7 x9 iL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！8 j; t. o, o4 d9 }$ [: Q
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.8 j ?9 H2 u8 \3 |4 l9 r% t
4 g4 T* Z; D( Q: Y, e" FL：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。 " |5 x) d0 }8 U% _& G" e$ ~ & F: E; |3 `; }, lM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.- {3 U9 K4 \! c! b# f6 }: o1 M
% L) m+ `: @+ k: M$ XL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？: S4 A s. j* R* a* u
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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.9 E- q- G" `& `( T; h1 G" M+ M% {
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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？, @: e- x% Z( \, O# G9 I
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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. C! ~' l9 {; d# [9 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？, |: t: C# r8 ^& p
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?! O9 H" Q# c( Y7 R) N6 Y" A
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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。7 G4 f2 }0 J# U3 H3 e* n1 e5 z( I: l
( O$ a& q; Z$ d- e4 e I. {M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion., a* u$ b* \! G% I
9 O. y0 l0 |# ]% VL：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. 9 M: Q# S8 o" L g% {" I# d; |9 ?" b1 }! K4 vM：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. " U2 R% j. @0 w8 v, @1 n: R3 D. N2 n- E& q
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？ ( z9 {8 Q8 [+ Q) I# P. d. G% [( p( _ N' [/ g i* ^, P! s
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! ! r) l' q7 ^+ g* u1 ^' j% \# q Y# T$ z, \9 Y$ ?
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。 2 ]6 A5 [" s V, a+ d- K ' Y- y' g3 L3 M6 T; I+ yAudio as following:. t7 P0 o( C0 f& \) _. l/ `
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