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.% e, D: ^- y2 }9 S8 H5 ^5 u
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。; S- D/ }8 `; R4 s. ^
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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？" {, \0 `/ v. a+ i) y
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. . v3 y* n; q) v% [; E5 h ( h7 o2 v. q# u4 |. Y: i% R# YL：(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？ . ~2 }2 ^+ [; _ 1 t5 U6 g' }" ]4 D* d. b. W$ t1 wM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. - j7 k2 Y3 ?# ^$ X8 ? 5 G# ]& Y) \4 s6 C% @ @% kL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ! p3 N! T& k @3 @ } x. }2 J% l, I! N% _# H' aM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 7 `1 j4 V, i" ~3 }$ i) X1 ^+ T* O
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 1 E! Q1 I8 f% N' a! N+ `" f 9 h( J. e' o" lM：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./ _* K1 k$ ~3 t% N& e/ z
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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？" ]2 S4 ]0 F9 X- U
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. - f% T7 d7 F4 C% `1 c5 n$ V7 E5 E
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。4 \$ f) i! ?- G: z- j6 n* g# P6 J4 ]3 q
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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. 9 H( M) Z$ f) b% f; @2 U K9 H/ H; V2 v5 K1 m$ b
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！: s, P8 f5 d$ D6 Z! j! y6 R6 h
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 4 t( D# ^: e' e0 W' W" D# a& B' F3 s/ V$ ?# i) R2 q
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ $ K2 M8 w2 {' ^) B ' v* I$ Q! M. X5 s1 ~- Y7 zM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. % i; h% ]/ U, y ~; S# j3 b* O/ p- U- y- `3 E+ Y
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？ 4 m8 I- F+ z" D, ~, l: h/ M* Z+ z+ I& l0 z2 R! \
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.3 T! [9 o# G5 Q( ^% S
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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？! S& }; v4 B; S# @6 C- i
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?4 b# e/ o4 F0 B- k
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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. 0 ]. ]) M2 {& \/ Q- X& M& B, y) I- }: D5 j: [+ c* q' g
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.! f3 {6 U \8 f: X6 j. i
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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.# T; s n- ~; L% `5 \/ H9 H
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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？! `1 }/ J: h! C8 b* Z- }
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!0 n3 c! r6 U( T9 D( H) 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。, I6 O. }0 A! C' U
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