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. * S G2 Z. H1 M Q/ v 3 }& q/ k( h- n6 V5 XL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 + y( _" k ~3 {/ f2 h 2 G) _8 R' ~) ]7 {2 \M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ) ]* Y, ?2 n) C$ c/ q) ^ - M+ N9 U$ Z1 _ q4 s6 {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？+ m% P9 o) y- `9 c9 \. X6 C1 y
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.' t! [/ v3 x6 r- D% k# A, V
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ; a, ~ e: M- B4 {. ]8 |4 M# ~: v$ e7 L. j+ S+ Q+ z
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?4 ?+ g" Z( m; C6 [
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 9 V" l! a |$ l' z' {. w5 W& J( @& m2 l: e. G, A8 x
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？8 \( a, E- z( |8 `
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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？! T' @% L5 }( A
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.) E- O9 v Y* d N' m
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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.3 k0 P; D' F3 H+ i/ T# }
# E7 t$ }, N1 X' \L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 2 S! v! _7 w ?9 k6 ]5 d, n( d8 r# J2 Q& P3 }2 v
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 2 F, m" z/ I! D4 D: y# X0 g0 t; Y4 f! u$ Q! t
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。" w5 A2 r. @' X4 }7 k! q; f6 F
5 a! H: S; J9 V% [) fM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.7 J' @) p/ W: a; `$ r
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？: Q! z4 f- Y/ d8 z5 W9 l
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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. 4 q. U& q" k8 s. Z" J* ~' h, O; X# E8 O * c8 O' d. @* O: kL：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？ * L9 S4 a& L, [ 3 J3 N" k# Q+ e0 ^3 c6 ?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. 7 g# h5 A1 X! U1 `. e2 ^ $ a* C, M( b' p& DL：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？ ! f- v, r, }6 d8 V) z' x; X. t2 c( y# z7 B$ ~9 K; H
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 5 P$ H0 t: N% {/ O1 ^7 U! c+ X1 g9 U2 ?3 N( _- _6 ?
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。: x9 M- |6 P" p1 t4 B z+ I# K6 z
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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. 3 [/ S. h1 y1 P) M! x& [, ~$ G- r5 c# U' I5 Q( D6 q1 \$ f' ]
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.7 o! _8 Z( I8 t3 \$ o2 b: C- k, n( 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.. h$ w9 p1 |7 m' f8 F& _
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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？) S2 T* J# N/ y# v+ O- I
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! ( T$ |% ~: H9 ? " O/ n F+ \2 T4 Q/ m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。; m) b" g+ a; O! v4 f# W
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