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.7 _; }) l4 s: Q: F S; b$ [
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 : j' }8 H8 Q' y9 Y6 e7 ?7 b; R+ S2 Z# C/ V" t, N4 e+ \
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.; ^/ N& _( N4 m7 P5 u% B- y
2 D5 ~: v. _5 x9 k# ML：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？( G, ~) ]8 ?/ j- {: i' m
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way./ G+ S5 p" C* O5 \( R' e) @
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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？8 L+ l1 v! ]; }
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.* E* S j, i* R) X9 g( b5 |
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?; ]+ q- B/ r3 g
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. * v U% h/ T. Q, _/ P1 i% T9 ^# ]/ Y! v$ a6 z
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？; C6 ?1 Z7 e5 G4 E ?
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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.7 M3 b# k E% @) p/ _
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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？ 9 w, K, e/ `: s5 \3 F& p0 @& a . g8 ^4 X4 |. V0 S! N: `* o( u0 P* O& EM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.* B: g7 C& D; a- t* D
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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。: f. y+ u& J1 D: U5 G: f) u
/ \, O6 d* {# TM：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. ' z0 W7 w, Y9 b5 g; d \" x. O8 l( N" ?, k
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！8 D/ G$ M+ u. m# M7 n
. r+ ?* o. Y/ CM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.0 |$ Y' G$ F* T5 z v6 ?4 ]7 G! G% o
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ( n$ D. q! D7 i & F, ?- k- f& W; x- zL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？& z% Z; Q3 E6 q/ p8 `
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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. ( w4 |" U @2 ^ E% o# T2 f+ z' X( a/ m2 O/ |4 y5 ] W; W w
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 z& N9 t0 X' Z% k ; @5 B: O6 M3 L. \( fM：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. , H8 m8 P: {9 e" L& r! N( x+ b6 S- U3 B
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？) l3 s& V6 X7 M/ M) [8 S
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L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。7 ]$ ^0 `# O- N3 o8 d9 `5 q- h5 V7 u
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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. 4 Y8 b5 [) Q3 w% R# M+ ~: `, R 1 i9 o) q7 |+ Y4 w" K/ ]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. 2 q& u2 w! d% \/ X 6 \3 F6 Y9 U8 a$ T9 d B qM：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. 6 j: V; N$ n. B+ _' t0 h# P $ {6 t5 j w+ W2 a* {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？; f! j2 G0 m5 c C, V5 {' y+ X9 e6 ^
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 2 l- u* f, I- o1 ?- X- n* B, q8 O( N& v- R$ ]0 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。8 ^: z$ S6 T$ J: P* U6 W' ]
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