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.8 \$ B# Q* p, ]7 o0 m
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 4 A; U1 m+ ?& A# m% T' e) Y9 h2 V3 n4 e( P3 b
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.; {1 i1 K4 {: C! _0 Z
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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？# T0 H7 S$ p: T
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.* O5 }4 D& A- C
5 x- q% r1 l; A& PL：(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？3 c8 R6 i% j' S; ?1 @
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 1 E/ i' G+ i/ h ( d7 F* ^" Q2 S u; pL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 0 O2 F% A) t' B6 t- m( ]6 F & u- m$ E8 f. Z6 RM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.: Y7 t6 r* r! K1 b4 t
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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.: R& }* i- d* O' t& `1 \# F0 |. [
, P/ V0 d; V" \: ]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？! J$ O% Y$ h3 | G4 {- ?- v. U. E6 T
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.0 [8 M' ~) S. m8 k6 k1 G
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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。 8 y4 W/ f! F6 b# b% B. v/ x, M: r2 C: C. X5 g/ c
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. # M" ]* t6 v/ f( L+ L# X" w/ l. I( H( b9 a$ D; S
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！/ G* h7 m9 t, d/ o8 X$ A" e% ]
# t) w( j/ E% F: O+ P2 l+ vM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.' l! T6 ?$ X0 q
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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。* L7 k5 P" h! @7 r1 ^
7 }& K* W: r! T* Z" lM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.: X& a' \: a8 n, k- ~
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 2 y/ {' F0 L9 s2 x$ }8 ? d: ], L# f4 a6 R; _3 \% p5 A' y
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. F- \( N" z5 m4 z+ j$ n; [
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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？ . V l- p* K1 n6 ^! m! h$ ]1 V/ O; D+ J
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. M7 v+ R& C- @! w2 w- r" x$ _" 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？ g9 I% H3 y+ R& m" |2 K2 R9 R# F1 R , m1 ~8 W) n" u+ M# ?8 j VM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?2 z+ H: i( a5 ]# i; i) x: c q
, I! H g- Q7 C: ~L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。) m. t% B% K9 n* X: V0 Y
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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. 9 R; Z; \& t& g+ q( s # {" z1 V6 D/ |9 H9 B+ NL：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. . y' m0 {+ q% ^' |% s ' z! a% d8 I. hM：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/ @9 B8 l; X, y
; g" h* V; A" AL：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？ p% ~. N8 A# }& P3 ?1 r) _. q
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! . L' w4 o+ u5 X; B/ w- Q m" p B" `3 o
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 p& @! [* s! e s$ n. M$ X9 ^: z3 K1 d2 g! S
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