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./ {2 d! E$ g4 J1 C
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。8 o/ @: N" ?. i8 b0 i; \3 v
* [/ @' A6 m6 f8 u% A, u; ~# TM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. & u1 k I) X1 T + I) f" M7 w* s$ @/ k$ wL：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？ " D1 x& c# \4 Q0 `8 m4 J A5 Q' s
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.) l6 U8 y6 Q* M, O2 W) x8 P4 Q
9 b% p! i& ^8 a5 U: {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？ % @5 E/ [6 n7 S* D4 l4 u) V, g" ]4 o1 z0 r, G9 j' t* V2 r
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.3 a, c9 Y# V1 ?9 ~
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?; s* x+ e2 G* A
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. % ~3 |! u4 H" c/ y r8 Y# r! g/ O$ E6 g u' o4 y
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ $ y& b7 j' w3 S) s3 y# |, N- Z0 k5 f' Q- T
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. ( v+ w9 g& F% w0 @) `1 h* j) n V1 g% m) s$ y5 b
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？ * M7 g+ p+ B p9 e/ h, u8 T9 X, x # j2 m% H; g; g# q' S6 DM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 2 F) z# \$ h$ O0 N8 q$ o & j# C x ]2 U7 S) i: uL：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。 - d! r3 W0 }* t4 e& e, u) w. x9 q0 ~# E: P2 p
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. " E: f; X) j9 k2 J6 C5 l) G$ A6 h8 Z; L; f$ O
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 7 r7 |- K; h( ]) {8 N, M4 S1 E' X/ l) u2 i
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.) T' ]* ^. _% R
& V# k% S7 h9 m4 n. b% k% cL：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。 * f. K" H* \ Q- u- s 7 D' j' F# Z N) I- n/ vM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.% V G0 S/ s, F0 g1 j' Y2 w
/ x9 s. C8 `! F4 P1 D9 SL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？1 s$ t- N) ?' j- l. }& x8 h4 T# w
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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.3 m# G! C& k4 z1 @
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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？4 \0 _ Q8 R& m4 @3 K( z, h' O
4 d. R! m2 M2 w0 L( i: g( LM：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 y# Q; g1 X. a' `" i( W1 }# r
! ]- J3 R# A$ i! P6 QL：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？ 2 b6 P h$ @' V: h. }% e/ D Y: K7 x# n8 b6 x
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? * R7 z2 N: h( ?7 F. _1 G( g) i4 k! q% R* D. U& D
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 6 {$ C( _+ f7 [ ' N( K# ?3 e+ C$ d4 {# x; nM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.+ ]) R5 E+ N# R) J0 {
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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." k- ^& N& W6 P9 t
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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？ % ~ B, N& P; q: w- V3 t8 C) S# E5 ]( a& v' H1 _, n
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!1 {# l T# {) a: `" c3 Q/ V
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