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. - r+ H ]; q. p/ A7 d! U# N0 S1 [& a1 f1 c
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。9 |# J2 G4 y0 F+ e1 S4 {$ U
' U2 U; v' F E+ EM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.. d3 U4 Z7 F. t, c0 F- ^+ E1 K5 _1 i
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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？ - j1 d& q. W) O ]. a5 @% S+ j; `5 A7 a! c2 o
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. * t' J* `. C) j ( T6 p% E! O3 u7 _- z( [3 K/ M. `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？ 1 J0 [9 J! B( Z# u& }( ]* G + ]0 e" }5 g& @1 e& ?9 MM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. y, k1 h, H" | G* g Z" [/ {( F0 E 7 O) |/ p3 R5 xL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?+ ?/ J5 W7 P: E, d$ G: x) ~
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.0 j( O5 l. d/ G7 j/ b
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L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？& C1 {7 f+ _- K# V2 Q4 _: t* }
! L5 N: H6 C' ?( E! f1 Z6 wM：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. : I! Q( ^/ p5 X s+ T7 H: h$ H" v4 T6 X
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？ 4 W" d! V9 {; B: a& C" H * |/ m9 V p8 r6 HM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.+ E% } C) ^7 C& t9 Q
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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。 # z7 h' `8 c' B, b ; s) I R3 ~% z% BM：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" E" k% z; n. }- Y$ B/ N8 r, E8 [1 |4 S) L
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ . d: }+ m8 J5 J( f9 _. D$ g! l) M0 l* O, f1 e2 A, f
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 1 T8 B/ M$ Q( u+ r. t0 ? t/ k$ ]: B& K' n- yL：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。* u6 {& a6 ^# M; `
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.. ~; a# M1 M# F) \1 f8 {, r
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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？ 6 o9 l! |$ X5 ]8 N/ d+ y# G; J) E/ ?- N( m' Y; U; p
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.& L; {* ] }! m; r. j+ d3 T
" v+ G' j# G2 `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？ . R7 t( E+ O" @0 D0 o+ }# r* [ 8 q: W1 M7 K, d. q& Q/ }8 V: Q5 QM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? * J0 M" D9 S% L9 s % V a; N" n. s/ _L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 O2 r) x. @! i- J7 d& z, V. {
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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. . C' Z; l9 c1 L, M/ x! }- s0 }7 v2 j4 j0 m. P0 k$ e
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./ o7 p& m! ?$ H1 [0 Z+ Q
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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.& l5 j2 N* m' ?. C
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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？. [2 o4 @* f% V) T$ J9 V' o! |! G
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! + Q# @1 w Y! n9 c/ l6 g, _. ~/ b* P9 W* c, p
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 u, t4 q b9 J! O! X! g7 d% K, p% w& L6 A, V$ U
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